Clay Pond fishing

Fishing at Clay Pond 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 1, 2024

Plants on record

27

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

11.3 in

Elevation

1,245 ft

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How Clay Pond is stocked

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

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 at Clay Pond

Fishing Clay Pond is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 13 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 27
Last stocked
April 1, 2024
Average length
13.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 27
Last stocked
March 1, 2021
Average length
9.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 27
Last stocked
April 1, 2024
Average length
9.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2802011
  • 3902012
  • 4002013
  • 4002014
  • 3602015
  • 3402016
  • 4002017
  • 4002018
  • 4002019
  • 2902020
  • 2402021
  • 4002022
  • 4002023
  • 4202024

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 100 13.7 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 320 10.6 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 300 9.4 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 100 13.8 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 300 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 100 14 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
March 1, 2021 Brook Trout 140 9.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 190 8.5 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 100 13.7 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 300 9.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 300 9.2 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 300 9.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 13.6 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 240 9.4 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 260 9.2 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 100 13.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 300 8.9 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 300 9.4 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 100 13.4 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 290 8.5 in report
March 1, 2011 Brook Trout 280 9.4 in report
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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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