Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.4 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideCat Lake fishing
Cat Lake fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.4 in
- Elevation
- 2,364 ft
Fish at Cat Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Cat Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
200
Fish stocked in 2013
200
Fish stocked in 2014
600
Fish stocked in 2015
600
Fish stocked in 2017
600
Fish stocked in 2018
480
Fish stocked in 2019
600
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 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 390 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 600 | 8.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 480 | 5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 600 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.2 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 200 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2011 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
Access and facts
A backcountry lake in the West Canada Lake Wilderness, reached on foot from the Northville-Placid Trail. DEC lists it among the brook trout waters off that trail, and the county tourism office also lists it as reachable from the trail.
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Common questions
What fish are at Cat Lake?
Fishing Cat Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.4 in.
When is Cat Lake stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Cat Lake?
Brook Trout stocked at Cat Lake average 4.4 in.
How do you get on Cat Lake?
A backcountry lake in the West Canada Lake Wilderness, reached on foot from the Northville-Placid Trail. DEC lists it among the brook trout waters off that trail, and the county tourism office also lists it as reachable from the trail.