Cold Brook fishing

Fishing at Cold Brook has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

Since 2011

Species recorded

Average size

5 in

Elevation

956 ft

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How Cold Brook is stocked

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

No plants recorded in 2017.

Waneta Lake (10.2 mi) and Townsend Creek (17.8 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Cold Brook

Fishing Cold Brook is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 14 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Rainbow Trout 14 plants

Plants: 14 of 14
Last stocked: April 1, 2025
Average length: 5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

5,0002011
5,0002012
5,0002013
5,0002014
5,0002015
5,0002016
2,2502018
2,4702019
4,5002020
2,5002021
2,5002022
2,5002023
2,5002024
2,5002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
April 1, 2025	Rainbow Trout	2,500	6.3 in	report
April 1, 2024	Rainbow Trout	2,500	6.5 in	report
April 1, 2023	Rainbow Trout	2,500	6.5 in	report
April 1, 2022	Rainbow Trout	2,500	6.5 in	report
May 1, 2021	Rainbow Trout	2,500	6.2 in	report
April 1, 2020	Rainbow Trout	4,500	6.1 in	report
May 1, 2019	Rainbow Trout	2,470	6.1 in	report
May 1, 2018	Rainbow Trout	2,250	6.1 in	report
October 1, 2016	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3.4 in	report
October 1, 2015	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3.1 in	report
October 1, 2014	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3.2 in	report
November 1, 2013	Rainbow Trout	5,000	2.9 in	report
November 1, 2012	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3.7 in	report
October 1, 2011	Rainbow Trout	5,000	3 in	report

Species stocked here

Rainbow Trout (14)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.