Ashokan Reservoir West Basin fishing

Fishing at Ashokan Reservoir West Basin is on a reservoir, stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Smallmouth Bass. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Smallmouth Bass.

Last stocked

May 1, 2025

Plants on record

15

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

8 in

Elevation

587 ft

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Boat ramp
No

The upper (west) basin of NYC's Ashokan Reservoir; water enters here first and settles before flowing over a concrete dividing weir to the East Basin. DEC lists no public boat launch, and a NYCDEP watershed access permit is required to fish here (1-800-575-LAND).

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How Ashokan Reservoir West Basin is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2025 it was May 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2017 and 2022.

Fish at Ashokan Reservoir West Basin

Fishing Ashokan Reservoir West Basin is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 15
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 7,6002011
  • 7,9802012
  • 6,5402013
  • 7,7502014
  • 7,7002015
  • 15,5202016
  • 7,8302018
  • 7,9702019
  • 16,6202020
  • 8,3702021
  • 10,8002023
  • 8,1902024
  • 8,0302025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 8,030 7.1 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 8,190 6.8 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 10,800 6.1 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 8,370 8.9 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 10,000 3.2 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 6,620 8.9 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 7,970 9.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 7,830 9 in report
December 1, 2016 Brown Trout 7,760 – report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 7,760 9 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 7,700 8.8 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 7,750 8.9 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 6,540 9.1 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 7,980 8.8 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 7,600 8.8 in report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Rainbow Trout : Listed as present in NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset entry for Ashokan Reservoir (reservoir-wide, not basin-specific). (source)
  • Smallmouth Bass : Listed as present in NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset entry for Ashokan Reservoir (reservoir-wide, not basin-specific). (source)

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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