Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 17 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideCrab Pond fishing
Crab Pond fishing has Brook Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brown Bullhead. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2011, most often in May and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dusk and night for Brown Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 27
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 2 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 5.5 in
- Elevation
- 1,283 ft
Fish at Crab Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last May 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guideHow Crab Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
800
Fish stocked in 2012
850
Fish stocked in 2013
580
Fish stocked in 2014
900
Fish stocked in 2015
1,390
Fish stocked in 2016
890
Fish stocked in 2017
870
Fish stocked in 2018
790
Fish stocked in 2019
1,000
Fish stocked in 2020
650
Fish stocked in 2021
920
Fish stocked in 2022
1,500
Fish stocked in 2023
1,500
Fish stocked in 2024
1,500
Fish stocked in 2025
1,500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 1,500 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 500 | 3.9 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 420 | 8.3 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 320 | 3.9 in | report |
| May 2020 | Brown Trout | 330 | 8.7 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.2 in | report |
| May 2019 | Brown Trout | 400 | 8 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.2 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | 390 | 8.2 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | 370 | 8 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.2 in | report |
| May 2016 | Brown Trout | 390 | 8 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4 in | report |
| May 2015 | Brown Trout | 390 | 7.9 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brown Trout | 400 | 5.5 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 500 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 250 | 3.7 in | report |
| May 2013 | Brown Trout | 330 | 8.5 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 450 | 4.8 in | report |
| May 2012 | Brown Trout | 400 | 8 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 500 | 3.9 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Schroon Lake
30-acre pond beside Oxshoe Pond in the northern Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Town of Schroon. DEC routes anglers from the Crane Pond Road Trailhead (end of Crane Pond Road off Alder Meadow Road) via the Crane Pond, Long Swing and Short Swing trails.
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Common questions
What fish are at Crab Pond?
Fishing Crab Pond usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 17 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2021, averaging 7.9 in. Brown Bullhead is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Crab Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2011, most often in May and September.
How big are the fish stocked at Crab Pond?
Stocked fish average 5.5 in. Brook Trout average 4.2 in. Brown Trout average 7.9 in.
How do you get on Crab Pond?
The nearest town is Schroon Lake. 30-acre pond beside Oxshoe Pond in the northern Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Town of Schroon. DEC routes anglers from the Crane Pond Road Trailhead (end of Crane Pond Road off Alder Meadow Road) via the Crane Pond, Long Swing and Short Swing trails.