Sylvan Lake

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. A 119-acre lake.

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

last stocked Apr 1 205 days ago

best window 9:54-11:54 pm solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

1,800 fish reported

119 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		1,800	stocked

When to fish Sylvan Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:32-11:32 am and 9:54-11:54 pm	3:47-4:47 am and 4:04-5:04 pm
Tomorrow	10:17 am-12:17 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am	4:57-5:57 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 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Pelton Pond	11 mi	Mar 1
Stillwater Pond	12 mi	Apr 1
Tenmile River (Bulls Bridge TMA) CT	12 mi	Sep 21
Sawmill Brook CT	13 mi	Mar 31
West Branch Reservoir	13 mi	Apr 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.