Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideBumps Pond fishing
Bumps Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 14
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.2 in
- Elevation
- 2,008 ft
Fish at Bumps Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Bumps Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
350
Fish stocked in 2012
350
Fish stocked in 2013
350
Fish stocked in 2014
350
Fish stocked in 2015
350
Fish stocked in 2017
350
Fish stocked in 2018
280
Fish stocked in 2019
420
Fish stocked in 2020
120
Fish stocked in 2021
180
Fish stocked in 2022
180
Fish stocked in 2023
180
Fish stocked in 2024
180
Fish stocked in 2025
180
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 180 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 180 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 180 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 180 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 180 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 120 | 4 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 420 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 280 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 350 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.4 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.8 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.9 in | report |
Access and facts
Hike-in pond in the Lake George Wild Forest. The Bumps Pond Trail climbs 850 feet over 1.6 miles from the Dacy Clearing Parking Area; Fishbrook Pond is 0.9 mile farther on. DEC lists it as a 6-acre brook trout pond reclaimed in 1994.
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Common questions
What fish are at Bumps Pond?
Fishing Bumps Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in.
When is Bumps Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. No plants recorded in 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Bumps Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Bumps Pond average 4.2 in.
How do you get on Bumps Pond?
Hike-in pond in the Lake George Wild Forest. The Bumps Pond Trail climbs 850 feet over 1.6 miles from the Dacy Clearing Parking Area; Fishbrook Pond is 0.9 mile farther on. DEC lists it as a 6-acre brook trout pond reclaimed in 1994.