Neversink Reservoir

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brown trout water, stocked once in 2026; 3,330 fish reported. A 1,540-acre reservoir. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.

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

last stocked Apr 1 205 days ago

water temp 59 °F

best window 9:58-11:58 pm solunar major today

Water right now 59 °F water temp USGS gauge 01435900 (NEVERSINK RESERVOIR NEAR NEVERSINK NY) · read 7:45 pm this evening

1 stocking 2026

3,330 fish reported

1,540 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 1mo	Brown trout		3,330	stocked

When to fish Neversink Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:35-11:35 am and 9:58-11:58 pm	3:51-4:51 am and 4:07-5:07 pm
Tomorrow	10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	5:01-6:01 am and 4:30-5:30 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
Water 59 °F, prime coldwater range

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. The gauge reads 59 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 1 time 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
Loch Sheldrake	3.6 mi	Apr 1
Rondout Reservoir	9.2 mi	Jun 1
Ashokan Reservoir (East Basin)	26 mi	Jun 1
Masthope Creek PA	28 mi	May 5
Shohola Creek PA	28 mi	Apr 22

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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.