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New York Fish Stocking

DEC stocking lists for 2023 to 2025 by species, county and water, and the planned spring 2026 trout stockings.

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The program

How DEC stocks New York waters

NYSDEC stocks fish from state hatcheries; the actual stocking lists give waterbody, town, county, species, number, average size in inches and month for each stocking. The current-season spring trout list gives planned spring trout stockings by month.

Numbers are as published; actual-list 2026 stockings are not yet in the dataset (latest year 2025). Day of stocking is not published (month only).

YearStocking rowsFish stocked
20232,642213,925,434
20242,660204,761,809
20252,645240,259,868

data.ny.gov Fish Stocking Lists (Actual), retrieved October 24, 2026; totals include fry and fingerlings.

By species

New York stocking by species, 2025

Walleye234,257,220 fish
Brown Trout1,572,934 fish
Chinook1,223,769 fish
Landlocked Salmon798,711 fish
Rainbow Trout707,627 fish
Steelhead616,145 fish
Brook Trout354,856 fish
Lake Trout298,532 fish
Coho135,000 fish
Muskellunge86,927 fish
Round Whitefish57,541 fish
Lake Sturgeon55,968 fish
Lake Herring (Cisco)40,190 fish
Splake28,270 fish
By county

New York counties receiving the most stocked fish, 2025

CountyFish stocked
Oswego County170,465,567
St Lawrence29,888,111
Saratoga County26,096,130
Jefferson County6,401,645
Madison County2,511,900
Essex County495,627
Niagara County484,668
Monroe County419,959
Orleans County267,808
Livingston County254,438
Clinton County237,970
Chautauqua County219,653
Hamilton County213,598
Warren County174,454
Tompkins County172,720
Wayne County155,770
Onondaga County151,854
Franklin County150,161
Otsego County142,098
Cayuga County133,070
Seneca County105,820
Herkimer County103,250
Oneida County74,200
Rensselaer County63,120
Washington County61,650
Erie County60,108
Steuben County58,674
Sullivan County54,519
Delaware County51,108
Ontario County50,520
By water

New York waters stocked most heavily in 2025

WaterCountyFish
Oneida LakeOswego169,454,538
Black LakeSt Lawrence27,001,500
Saratoga LakeSaratoga26,040,000
Butterfield LakeJefferson3,020,000
Higley Falls ReservoirSt Lawrence2,100,000
DeRuyter ReservoirMadison1,728,000
Red LakeJefferson1,056,000
Grass LakeJefferson960,000
Eaton ReservoirMadison761,780
Pleasant Lake, St. Lawrence CountySt Lawrence660,000
Sixtown PondJefferson520,000
Payne Lake, Jefferson CountyJefferson462,000
Salmon River ReservoirOswego373,971
Beaverdam BrookOswego247,165
Conesus LakeLivingston239,608
Lower Niagara RiverNiagara207,588
Oak Orchard CreekOrleans195,698
Genesee RiverMonroe195,679
Oswego RiverOswego191,712
Eighteenmile CreekNiagara177,710
Saranac RiverClinton159,740
Black RiverJefferson151,651
Boquet River and TribsEssex138,000
Lake OntarioMonroe121,660
Lake OntarioJefferson118,492
Lake OntarioOswego117,990
Seneca LakeSeneca105,610
Cayuga LakeTompkins104,145
Canadarago LakeOtsego96,678
Sodus BayWayne90,000
Spring 2026

Planned New York spring trout stockings, 2026

DEC planned 1,310 spring trout stockings for 2026, 1,835,920 fish in all, listed by month rather than by day.

Spring142 stockings
April – first week137 stockings
April – third week122 stockings
April – second week120 stockings
May – first week118 stockings
March – fourth week111 stockings
March – third week90 stockings
May – second week81 stockings
CountyPlanned stockings
Essex County84
Oneida County61
Delaware County60
Suffolk County54
Sullivan County53
Franklin County49
Cattaraugus County47
Allegany County43
Dutchess County42
Clinton County39
Madison County37
Hamilton County35
Orange County35
Putnam County30
Saratoga County30
St Lawrence30
Warren County30
Greene County29
Herkimer County27
Washington County27
Erie County26
Rensselaer County26
Columbia County25
Wyoming County25
Lewis County24

data.ny.gov Current Season Spring Trout Stocking, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Photographs

Pictures of fishing water around Stocking

Lake Champlain, New York
Lake Champlain
Photo: Annacecchini, CC BY-SA 4.0
Salmon River, Clinton County, New York
Salmon River, Clinton County
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0
Ausable River, New York
Ausable River
Photo: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0
Genesee River, New York
Genesee River
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers

New York stocking questions

How many fish did New York stock in 2025?

240,259,868 fish on 2,645 stocking rows, per the DEC list.

Which species does DEC stock most by number?

Walleye, 234,257,220 fish in 2025.

Which county got the most stocked fish?

Oswego County, 170,465,567 fish in 2025.

Which water got the most fish?

Oneida Lake in Oswego County, 169,454,538 fish.

Are 2026 stockings listed yet?

Only the planned spring trout list; the actual 2026 list was not in the dataset when read.

Does DEC print stocking dates?

Months only; the lists give no day.

How many spring trout stockings are planned for 2026?

1,310, totaling 1,835,920 fish.

Which fish does DEC stock?

Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook, Coho, Lake Herring (Cisco), Lake Sturgeon, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Muskellunge, Rainbow Trout, Round Whitefish, Sauger, Splake, Steelhead, Tiger Muskellunge and Walleye.