Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 15 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideCotters Pond fishing
Cotters Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brown Bullhead and Golden Shiner. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dusk and night for Brown Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 1 (+2 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.2 in
- Elevation
- 1,046 ft
Fish at Cotters Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guide Golden Shiner Confirmed present
How Cotters Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
200
Fish stocked in 2012
400
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
400
Fish stocked in 2016
400
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
320
Fish stocked in 2019
480
Fish stocked in 2020
260
Fish stocked in 2021
400
Fish stocked in 2022
400
Fish stocked in 2023
400
Fish stocked in 2024
400
Fish stocked in 2025
400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 260 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 480 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 320 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.4 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.8 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.2 in | report |
Access and facts
A 12-acre, 11-foot-deep pond in the Town of Schroon that drains to Paradox Lake. Part of the shore is in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness and the rest is private; reaching it takes a one-mile hike on a foot trail.
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Common questions
What fish are at Cotters Pond?
Fishing Cotters Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. Brown Bullhead and Golden Shiner are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Cotters Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Cotters Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Cotters Pond average 4.2 in.
How do you get on Cotters Pond?
A 12-acre, 11-foot-deep pond in the Town of Schroon that drains to Paradox Lake. Part of the shore is in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness and the rest is private; reaching it takes a one-mile hike on a foot trail.