Upper Lake

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 6 times in 2026, monthly March through May; 1,630 fish reported. A 19-acre reservoir, and one of 12 stocked waters on the Suffolk County record.

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last stocked May 1 175 days ago

best window 9:51-11:51 pm solunar major today

6 stockings 2026

1,630 fish reported

19 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 4 stockings

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
Mar 1mo	Brown trout	290	stocked
Mar 1mo	Rainbow trout	420	stocked
Apr 1mo	Brown trout	170	stocked
Apr 1mo	Rainbow trout	420	stocked
May 1mo	Brown trout	60	stocked
May 1mo	Brown trout	270	stocked

When to fish Upper Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:28-11:28 am and 9:51-11:51 pm	3:44-4:44 am and 4:01-5:01 pm
Tomorrow	10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:24-5:24 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 May 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 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the 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
Canaan Lake	5.9 mi	Apr 1
Carmans River	6.2 mi	Apr 1
West Lake	7.3 mi	Apr 1
East Lake	13 mi	Apr 1
Connetquot River	13 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.