Allen Lake fishing

Allen Lake fishing has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 5.5 times a year since 2011, most often in April and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Allen Lake
Photo: 420Traveler, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
October 2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
82
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
14 in
Elevation
1,899 ft

Fish at Allen Lake

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 46 plants · last October 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked October 2025 · avg 12.7 in · 46 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 14.9 in · 20 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 16 plants · last March 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 2024 · avg 16.8 in · 16 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Allen Lake is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

5,850

Fish stocked in 2012

5,980

Fish stocked in 2013

6,100

Fish stocked in 2014

6,435

Fish stocked in 2015

5,700

Fish stocked in 2016

5,235

Fish stocked in 2017

6,400

Fish stocked in 2018

6,300

Fish stocked in 2019

6,445

Fish stocked in 2020

4,710

Fish stocked in 2021

5,020

Fish stocked in 2022

6,750

Fish stocked in 2023

6,500

Fish stocked in 2024

6,990

Fish stocked in 2025

1,020

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 2025Brook Trout18019.6 inreport
October 2025Brook Trout15013 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout69013.5 inreport
October 2024Brook Trout15020.3 inreport
October 2024Brook Trout10013.6 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout20013.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout52013.5 inreport
March 2024Brook Trout3,0809.4 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout2,9409.3 inreport
October 2023Brook Trout15019.8 inreport
October 2023Brook Trout20014.6 inreport
October 2023Rainbow Trout5014.6 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout50013.7 inreport
April 2023Brook Trout2,8009.6 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout2,8009.4 inreport
October 2022Rainbow Trout5014 inreport
October 2022Brook Trout10018.5 inreport
October 2022Brook Trout20013 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout1,00010.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout2,1008 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout50013.5 inreport
April 2022Brook Trout2,80010 inreport
October 2021Rainbow Trout15021.5 inreport
October 2021Brook Trout59012.8 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout2,4409.6 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout1,3409.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout50013.7 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout5021.5 inreport
October 2020Brook Trout30018.9 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout2,1008.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout50012.8 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1,7609.9 inreport
October 2019Rainbow Trout5021.5 inreport
October 2019Brown Trout12513.6 inreport
October 2019Brook Trout5018.3 inreport
October 2019Brook Trout12014.1 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout2,8009 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout50013 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout2,8009.2 inreport
October 2018Rainbow Trout5027.5 inreport
October 2018Brook Trout15014.1 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout2,80010.4 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout50013.2 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout2,8008.9 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout15020.3 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout15013.6 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout2,8008.5 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout50013 inreport
March 2017Brook Trout2,8008.4 inreport
October 2016Rainbow Trout25–report
October 2016Brown Trout50–report
October 2016Brook Trout100–report
October 2016Brook Trout100–report
May 2016Brook Trout2,2309.4 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout50013.9 inreport
March 2016Brook Trout2,2308.7 inreport
October 2015Rainbow Trout2529.2 inreport
October 2015Rainbow Trout2521.3 inreport
October 2015Rainbow Trout2514.1 inreport
October 2015Brown Trout2527.5 inreport
October 2015Brown Trout10018.7 inreport
October 2015Brook Trout10020.1 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout2,45010 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout50012.6 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout2,4509.2 inreport
October 2014Rainbow Trout7522.8 inreport
October 2014Brook Trout26015.3 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout2,80010.3 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout50013.3 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout2,8009 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout2,80011.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout50012.7 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout2,8009.4 inreport
October 2012Brook Trout10021.8 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout2,6909.9 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout2,6909.2 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout50013.4 inreport
October 2011Brown Trout5024 inreport
October 2011Brook Trout20014.1 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout2,6209.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout36013.1 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout2,6209.4 inreport

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

About Allen Lake

Photo of Allen Lake
420Traveler, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Caneadea Creek 4.4 mi last stocked April 2022 Rushford Lake 6.4 mi last stocked May 2025 East Koy Creek 8.9 mi last stocked October 2025 Newville Creek 15.3 mi last stocked March 2020 Vandermark Creek 15.6 mi last stocked April 2022

Common questions

What fish are at Allen Lake?

Fishing Allen Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 46 of 82 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Brook Trout was last stocked October 2025, averaging 12.7 in. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 14.9 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 2024, averaging 16.8 in.

When is Allen Lake stocked?

Last stocked October 2025. It is stocked about 5.5 times a year since 2011, most often in April and October.

How big are the fish stocked at Allen Lake?

Stocked fish average 14 in. Brook Trout average 12.7 in. Brown Trout average 14.9 in. Rainbow Trout average 16.8 in.

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