Castor Pond fishing

Fishing at Castor Pond has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2014, most often in September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2024

Plants on record

10

Since 2014

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.3 in

Elevation

1,053 ft

How Castor Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2024 it was September 1, 2024, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2016.

North Branch Salmon River (4.8 mi), Salmon River Reservoir (4.9 mi), and Beaverdam Brook (9.5 mi) were stocked more recently. North Branch Salmon River is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Castor Pond

Fishing Castor Pond is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 10 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 10 plants
Plants
10 of 10
Last stocked
September 1, 2024
Average length
4.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 4502014
  • 4502015
  • 4502017
  • 3602018
  • 4502019
  • 2902020
  • 4502021
  • 4502022
  • 4502023
  • 4502024

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 450 4 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 450 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 450 4 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 450 3.8 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 290 4.6 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 450 4.2 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 360 5 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 450 5 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 450 4.3 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 450 3.7 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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