Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideButtermilk Pond fishing
Buttermilk 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
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,406 ft
Fish at Buttermilk Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Buttermilk Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
300
Fish stocked in 2012
400
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
600
Fish stocked in 2015
600
Fish stocked in 2017
600
Fish stocked in 2018
480
Fish stocked in 2019
720
Fish stocked in 2020
390
Fish stocked in 2021
600
Fish stocked in 2022
600
Fish stocked in 2023
600
Fish stocked in 2024
600
Fish stocked in 2025
600
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 390 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 720 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 480 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 600 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.4 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.8 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 300 | 5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- camping
Hike-in pond in the Lake George Wild Forest, reached from the Lily Pond Road Parking Area in Horicon. About 0.6 mile in, the trail splits: the north trail runs 3.1 miles to the pond, the east trail 3.6 miles past Duck and Round Ponds. Two designated tent sites.
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Common questions
What fish are at Buttermilk Pond?
Fishing Buttermilk Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in.
When is Buttermilk 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 Buttermilk Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Buttermilk Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Buttermilk Pond?
Facilities include camping. Hike-in pond in the Lake George Wild Forest, reached from the Lily Pond Road Parking Area in Horicon. About 0.6 mile in, the trail splits: the north trail runs 3.1 miles to the pond, the east trail 3.6 miles past Duck and Round Ponds. Two designated tent sites.