Church Pond fishing

Fishing at Church Pond has Brook Trout and Black Bullhead 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 1, 2025

Plants on record

15

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.3 in

Elevation

1,563 ft

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How Church Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of October. In 2025 it was September 1, 2025, earlier than usual.

Fish at Church Pond

Fishing Church Pond is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 15
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Church Pond

Church Pond, a small lake located south of Stark, contains brook trout and black bullhead. There are 350 to 400 brook trout stocked per year. Access to Church Pond is available via a state trail, located off state route 56 on the north shore.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 4002011
  • 1272012
  • 3002013
  • 4002014
  • 4002015
  • 4002016
  • 4002017
  • 3202018
  • 4802019
  • 2602020
  • 4002021
  • 4002022
  • 4002023
  • 4002024
  • 4002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 400 4.6 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 400 4.5 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 400 4 in report
October 1, 2022 Brook Trout 400 4.5 in report
October 1, 2021 Brook Trout 400 4 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 260 4.5 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 480 4 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 320 4.5 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 400 4 in report
October 1, 2016 Brook Trout 400 4 in report
October 1, 2015 Brook Trout 400 4.5 in report
October 1, 2014 Brook Trout 400 4.1 in report
October 1, 2013 Brook Trout 300 4.1 in report
November 1, 2012 Brook Trout 127 4.3 in report
October 1, 2011 Brook Trout 400 5.5 in report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Black Bullhead : Wikipedia's fish list for the pond; not part of NYSDEC's stocking program here. (source)

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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