Bear Brook fishing

Fishing at Bear Brook has Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

October 1, 2019

Plants on record

7

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

5.5 in

Elevation

947 ft

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How Bear Brook is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of October. In 2019 it was October 1, 2019, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.

Bowman Creek (1.1 mi), Guilford Lake (6.8 mi), Genegantslet Creek (10.7 mi), Long Pond (11.2 mi), and Unadilla River (12.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Guilford Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Genegantslet Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Unadilla River is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Bear Brook

Fishing Bear Brook is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 7 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 7
Last stocked
October 1, 2019
Average length
5.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,1002011
  • 1,1002013
  • 1,1002014
  • 1,1002015
  • 1,1002017
  • 1,1002018
  • 1,1002019

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,100 5.3 in report
October 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,100 6.3 in report
November 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,100 6 in report
October 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,100 5.7 in report
September 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,100 5.4 in report
October 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,100 4.8 in report
September 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,100 4.9 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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