Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.4 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideCat Mountain Pond fishing
Cat Mountain 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
- 4.4 in
- Elevation
- 1,734 ft
Fish at Cat Mountain Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Cat Mountain Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2013.
Fish stocked in 2011
200
Fish stocked in 2012
127
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
400
Fish stocked in 2016
400
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
320
Fish stocked in 2019
480
Fish stocked in 2020
260
Fish stocked in 2021
400
Fish stocked in 2022
400
Fish stocked in 2023
400
Fish stocked in 2024
400
Fish stocked in 2025
400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 260 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 480 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 320 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 127 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 200 | 5.5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Wanakena
A backcountry pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. DEC's yellow Cowhorn Junction Trail passes it on the 1.8 miles between the High Falls Loop Trail and Cowhorn Junction. The loop starts at the Dead Creek Flow and High Falls trailheads on South Shore Road in Wanakena.
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Common questions
What fish are at Cat Mountain Pond?
Fishing Cat Mountain Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.4 in.
When is Cat Mountain 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 2013.
How big are the fish stocked at Cat Mountain Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Cat Mountain Pond average 4.4 in.
How do you get on Cat Mountain Pond?
The nearest town is Wanakena. A backcountry pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. DEC's yellow Cowhorn Junction Trail passes it on the 1.8 miles between the High Falls Loop Trail and Cowhorn Junction. The loop starts at the Dead Creek Flow and High Falls trailheads on South Shore Road in Wanakena.