Crab Pond fishing

Fishing at Crab Pond has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Brown Bullhead on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 2012, most often in September and November. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2019

Plants on record

Since 2012

Species recorded

Average size

4.4 in

Elevation

1,030 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town: Horicon
Facilities: camping

32-acre Crab Pond (Town of Horicon, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness) holds brook trout, brown trout, and brown bullhead. Reached via Crane Pond Trailhead (Crane Pond/Long Swing/Short Swing Trails) or Pharaoh Lake Road Trailhead; a designated tent site sits on its shore.

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How Crab Pond is stocked

No plants recorded in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Whortleberry Pond (1 mi), Spuytenduivel Brook (2.8 mi), Spectacle Pond (3.4 mi), Racket Pond (4.1 mi), and Glidden Marsh (4.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Whortleberry Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout, Spuytenduivel Brook is also stocked with Brook Trout, Spectacle Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout, and Racket Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Crab Pond

Fishing Crab Pond is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 2 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 2 plants

Plants: 2 of 2
Last stocked: September 1, 2019
Average length: 4.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

3002012
5302019

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
September 1, 2019	Brook Trout	530	3.9 in	report
November 1, 2012	Brook Trout	300	4.8 in	report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

Brown Trout (source)
Brown Bullhead (source)

Species stocked here

Brook Trout (2)

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