Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 15 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideDarning Needle Pond fishing
Darning Needle Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,700 ft
Fish at Darning Needle Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Darning Needle Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
800
Fish stocked in 2012
253
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
800
Fish stocked in 2015
800
Fish stocked in 2016
800
Fish stocked in 2017
800
Fish stocked in 2018
640
Fish stocked in 2019
960
Fish stocked in 2020
520
Fish stocked in 2021
800
Fish stocked in 2022
800
Fish stocked in 2023
800
Fish stocked in 2024
800
Fish stocked in 2025
800
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 520 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 960 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 640 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 253 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 800 | 5.5 in | report |
Access and facts
Five Ponds Wilderness pond. The yellow-marked Darning Needle Pond Trail climbs 235 ft over 2.4 miles from a trailhead on Chair Rock Flow in Cranberry Lake's South Bay. An unmarked trail off it leads on toward Fishpole Pond.
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Common questions
What fish are at Darning Needle Pond?
Fishing Darning Needle Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in.
When is Darning Needle 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 Darning Needle Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Darning Needle Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Darning Needle Pond?
Five Ponds Wilderness pond. The yellow-marked Darning Needle Pond Trail climbs 235 ft over 2.4 miles from a trailhead on Chair Rock Flow in Cranberry Lake's South Bay. An unmarked trail off it leads on toward Fishpole Pond.