Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 15 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideBurge Pond fishing
Burge Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once 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
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.2 in
- Elevation
- 1,324 ft
Fish at Burge Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Burge Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
425
Fish stocked in 2012
250
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
400
Fish stocked in 2016
400
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
300
Fish stocked in 2019
300
Fish stocked in 2020
300
Fish stocked in 2021
300
Fish stocked in 2022
300
Fish stocked in 2023
300
Fish stocked in 2024
300
Fish stocked in 2025
300
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 300 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 300 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.6 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.6 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.4 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.4 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 250 | 3.6 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 425 | 4.5 in | report |
Access and facts
An 8-acre brook trout pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, about 18 feet at its deepest. DEC's unit plan describes reaching it by canoe across Crane Pond, then a 0.6-mile hike by trail. DEC reclaimed it for brook trout in 1995.
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Common questions
What fish are at Burge Pond?
Fishing Burge Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in.
When is Burge Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Burge Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Burge Pond average 4.2 in.
How do you get on Burge Pond?
An 8-acre brook trout pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, about 18 feet at its deepest. DEC's unit plan describes reaching it by canoe across Crane Pond, then a 0.6-mile hike by trail. DEC reclaimed it for brook trout in 1995.