Massapequa Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 5 times in 2026, spread March to April, heaviest in April; 2,590 fish reported. A 39-acre reservoir.

Nassau County · New York · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 1 205 days ago

best window 9:53-11:53 pm solunar major today

5 stockings 2026

2,590 fish reported

39 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 3 stockings

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
Mar 1mo	Brown trout	340	stocked
Mar 1mo	Rainbow trout	520	stocked
Apr 1mo	Brown trout	340	stocked
Apr 1mo	Brown trout	450	stocked
Apr 1mo	Rainbow trout	940	stocked

When to fish Massapequa Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:30-11:30 am and 9:53-11:53 pm	3:46-4:46 am and 4:03-5:03 pm
Tomorrow	10:16 am-12:16 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am	4:55-5:55 am and 4:27-5:27 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Apr 1

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New York fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Argyle Lake	7.5 mi	Mar 1
Southards Pond	7.9 mi	Mar 1
Belmont Lake	8.0 mi	Apr 1
East Lake	18 mi	Apr 1
Connetquot River	18 mi	May 1

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Records from New York DEC (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New York fishing regulations.