Ampersand Brook fishing

Fishing at Ampersand Brook has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 1, 2020

Plants on record

10

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

8.3 in

Elevation

1,548 ft

How Ampersand Brook is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2020 it was May 1, 2020, about when it usually is.

Panther Pond (1.9 mi), Palmer Brook (2.6 mi), Dawson Pond (3.2 mi), Upper Saranac Lake (4.3 mi), and Echo Pond (7.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Panther Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout, Palmer Brook is also stocked with Brook Trout, Dawson Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout, and Echo Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Ampersand Brook

Fishing Ampersand Brook is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 10 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 10 plants
Plants
10 of 10
Last stocked
May 1, 2020
Average length
8.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 6502011
  • 6702012
  • 7002013
  • 7002014
  • 6102015
  • 5402016
  • 7002017
  • 7002018
  • 7002019
  • 4402020

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2020 Brook Trout 440 8 in report
May 1, 2019 Brook Trout 700 8 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 700 8 in report
May 1, 2017 Brook Trout 700 8.5 in report
May 1, 2016 Brook Trout 540 8.5 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 610 9 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 700 8.3 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 700 8 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 670 8.1 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 650 8.2 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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