Crotched Pond fishing

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

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4 in

Elevation

1,818 ft

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How Crotched Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2025 it was September 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012.

Fish at Crotched Pond

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

Brook Trout 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Crotched Pond

Crotched Pond is located south of Indian Lake, New York. For anglers, fish species present in the lake include brook trout and white sucker. Access to the pond is available via a trail from the east shore of Indian Lake, making it reachable for those seeking these species.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,0002011
  • 1,0002013
  • 2,8002014
  • 2,8002015
  • 2,8002016
  • 2,8002017
  • 2,2302018
  • 3,3602019
  • 1,8202020
  • 2,8002021
  • 2,8002022
  • 2,8002023
  • 2,8002024
  • 2,8002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,800 4.1 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 2,800 4.5 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 2,800 4.5 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 1,820 4.5 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 3,360 4 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 2,230 3.5 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2016 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,800 3.75 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,800 3.2 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,000 3.7 in report
September 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,000 4.6 in report

Species stocked here

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

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