Brown Trout Stocked · 49 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Connetquot River fishing
Connetquot River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 5.3 times a year since 2011, most often in March and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 80
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 9.5 in
- Elevation
- 0 ft
Fish at Connetquot River
Brown Trout Stocked · 49 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 31 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, dusk The Connetquot River is a six-mile-long river located in Islip, New York. This river is particularly known for its brook, brown, and rainbow trout fly fishing. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Connetquot River is stocked
West Lake (6 mi), Swan River (7.1 mi), Canaan Lake (7.2 mi), Lake Ronkonkoma (7.2 mi), and Southards Pond (10.5 mi) were stocked more recently. West Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout, Swan River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Canaan Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout, and Southards Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
6,270
Fish stocked in 2012
4,100
Fish stocked in 2013
3,750
Fish stocked in 2014
3,260
Fish stocked in 2015
3,590
Fish stocked in 2016
3,590
Fish stocked in 2017
3,550
Fish stocked in 2018
2,520
Fish stocked in 2019
380
Fish stocked in 2020
300
Fish stocked in 2021
400
Fish stocked in 2022
400
Fish stocked in 2023
400
Fish stocked in 2024
400
Fish stocked in 2025
420
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 210 | 9 in | report |
| May 2025 | Brown Trout | 210 | 7.2 in | report |
| May 2024 | Brown Trout | 200 | 8.5 in | report |
| May 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9.3 in | report |
| May 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9.7 in | report |
| May 2023 | Brown Trout | 200 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9 in | report |
| May 2022 | Brown Trout | 200 | 9 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 200 | 8.8 in | report |
| May 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 150 | 8.6 in | report |
| May 2020 | Brown Trout | 150 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 8.8 in | report |
| May 2019 | Brown Trout | 180 | 9 in | report |
| November 2018 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11.5 in | report |
| October 2018 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11.6 in | report |
| May 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 170 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | 170 | 9.1 in | report |
| March 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 520 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2018 | Brown Trout | 260 | 9.2 in | report |
| November 2017 | Brown Trout | 250 | 12 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brown Trout | 450 | 12.2 in | report |
| May 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9.2 in | report |
| May 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.2 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | 830 | 9.4 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | 170 | 9.4 in | report |
| March 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9 in | report |
| March 2017 | Brown Trout | 250 | 9 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brown Trout | 250 | 12.2 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11.8 in | report |
| April 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 860 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 170 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brown Trout | 260 | 9 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11.3 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11.3 in | report |
| April 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9 in | report |
| April 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 860 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 170 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2015 | Brown Trout | 260 | 8.3 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11 in | report |
| April 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 630 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 160 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 860 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 180 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 470 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2014 | Brown Trout | 260 | 8.8 in | report |
| November 2013 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11.7 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11.6 in | report |
| June 2013 | Brown Trout | 350 | 13.1 in | report |
| May 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9 in | report |
| May 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9 in | report |
| May 2013 | Brown Trout | 150 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2013 | Brown Trout | 730 | 9.1 in | report |
| March 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9 in | report |
| March 2013 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.2 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11.6 in | report |
| October 2012 | Brown Trout | 450 | 12 in | report |
| June 2012 | Brown Trout | 460 | 13.4 in | report |
| May 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2012 | Brown Trout | 180 | 8.8 in | report |
| May 2012 | Brown Trout | 890 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 270 | 8.4 in | report |
| November 2011 | Brown Trout | 250 | 11.2 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brown Trout | 450 | 11.3 in | report |
| June 2011 | Brown Trout | 2,700 | 8.6 in | report |
| May 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 8.3 in | report |
| May 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 8.3 in | report |
| May 2011 | Brown Trout | 170 | 8.8 in | report |
| May 2011 | Brown Trout | 850 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 8.1 in | report |
| March 2011 | Brown Trout | 250 | 8.8 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Oakdale
Sessions run Tuesday to Sunday year-round and are booked through the park office. The park also rents rowboats for fly fishing.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.
About Connetquot River
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Common questions
What fish are at Connetquot River?
Fishing Connetquot River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 49 of 80 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 9.9 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 8.9 in.
When is Connetquot River stocked?
Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 5.3 times a year since 2011, most often in March and May.
How big are the fish stocked at Connetquot River?
Stocked fish average 9.5 in. Brown Trout average 9.9 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.9 in.
How do you get on Connetquot River?
The nearest town is Oakdale. Sessions run Tuesday to Sunday year-round and are booked through the park office. The park also rents rowboats for fly fishing.
Which lakes near Connetquot River were stocked more recently?
West Lake (6 mi), Swan River (7.1 mi), Canaan Lake (7.2 mi), Lake Ronkonkoma (7.2 mi), and Southards Pond (10.5 mi) were stocked more recently. West Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout, Swan River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Canaan Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout, and Southards Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.