Brown Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk Clay Pond fishing
Clay Pond fishing has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- April 2024
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 27
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 3
- Average size
- 11.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,245 ft
Fish at Clay Pond
Brown Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last March 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, dusk How Clay Pond is stocked
Cassadaga Creek (2.8 mi) and Chautauqua Lake (12.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Cassadaga Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
280
Fish stocked in 2012
390
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
360
Fish stocked in 2016
340
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
400
Fish stocked in 2019
400
Fish stocked in 2020
290
Fish stocked in 2021
240
Fish stocked in 2022
400
Fish stocked in 2023
400
Fish stocked in 2024
420
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.7 in | report |
| April 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 320 | 10.6 in | report |
| April 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 9.4 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.8 in | report |
| April 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 9 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brown Trout | 100 | 14 in | report |
| March 2021 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.3 in | report |
| March 2021 | Brook Trout | 140 | 9.4 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.1 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brook Trout | 190 | 8.5 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.7 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brook Trout | 300 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brook Trout | 300 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brook Trout | 300 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.6 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brook Trout | 240 | 9.4 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.1 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brook Trout | 260 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.4 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brook Trout | 300 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brook Trout | 300 | 9.4 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 100 | 13.4 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brook Trout | 290 | 8.5 in | report |
| March 2011 | Brook Trout | 280 | 9.4 in | report |
Access and facts
Clay Pond lies in DEC's Clay Pond Wildlife Management Area, Town of Poland: about 140 acres of marsh, shrub swamp and open water. Two WMA parking areas are on Clay Pond Road; from I-86 Exit 14 take Route 62 south, then Hartson Road and Stone Road.
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Common questions
What fish are at Clay Pond?
Fishing Clay Pond usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 13 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2024, averaging 13.5 in. Brook Trout was last stocked March 2021, averaging 9.1 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2024, averaging 9.7 in.
When is Clay Pond stocked?
Last stocked April 2024. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.
How big are the fish stocked at Clay Pond?
Stocked fish average 11.3 in. Brown Trout average 13.5 in. Brook Trout average 9.1 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.7 in.
How do you get on Clay Pond?
Clay Pond lies in DEC's Clay Pond Wildlife Management Area, Town of Poland: about 140 acres of marsh, shrub swamp and open water. Two WMA parking areas are on Clay Pond Road; from I-86 Exit 14 take Route 62 south, then Hartson Road and Stone Road.
Which lakes near Clay Pond were stocked more recently?
Cassadaga Creek (2.8 mi) and Chautauqua Lake (12.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Cassadaga Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.