Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.1 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideCleveland Lake fishing
Cleveland Lake 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
- 4.1 in
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
Fish at Cleveland Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Cleveland Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2014 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
500
Fish stocked in 2012
500
Fish stocked in 2013
200
Fish stocked in 2015
500
Fish stocked in 2017
500
Fish stocked in 2018
400
Fish stocked in 2019
500
Fish stocked in 2020
500
Fish stocked in 2021
500
Fish stocked in 2022
1,000
Fish stocked in 2023
500
Fish stocked in 2024
500
Fish stocked in 2025
500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.4 in | report |
| October 2024 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.8 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 500 | 0.5 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 500 | 3.8 in | report |
| October 2020 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2019 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.8 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 500 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 500 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2012 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2011 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Boat ramp
- No
- Float tube friendly
- Yes
A small hand-launch site with room for about 5 cars. The lake sits in DEC's Independence River Wild Forest, Town of Watson, reached by Cleveland Lake Road off Beech Mill Road. DEC's 1986 unit plan called it a popular traditional brook trout fishery, limed in 1981-82.
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Common questions
What fish are at Cleveland Lake?
Fishing Cleveland Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Cleveland Lake 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 2014 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Cleveland Lake?
Brook Trout stocked at Cleveland Lake average 4.1 in.
How do you get on Cleveland Lake?
There is no boat ramp and it is float tube friendly. A small hand-launch site with room for about 5 cars. The lake sits in DEC's Independence River Wild Forest, Town of Watson, reached by Cleveland Lake Road off Beech Mill Road. DEC's 1986 unit plan called it a popular traditional brook trout fishery, limed in 1981-82.