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 guideDawson Pond fishing
Dawson 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
- 1,549 ft
Fish at Dawson Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Dawson Pond is stocked
Panther Pond (4.9 mi) was stocked more recently. Panther Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
300
Fish stocked in 2012
190
Fish stocked in 2013
200
Fish stocked in 2014
300
Fish stocked in 2015
300
Fish stocked in 2016
300
Fish stocked in 2017
300
Fish stocked in 2018
240
Fish stocked in 2019
360
Fish stocked in 2020
195
Fish stocked in 2021
300
Fish stocked in 2022
300
Fish stocked in 2023
300
Fish stocked in 2024
300
Fish stocked in 2025
300
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.4 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 195 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 360 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 240 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 200 | 3.9 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 190 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 300 | 5.2 in | report |
Access and facts
High Peaks Wilderness pond near Raquette Falls. From the Coreys Road trailhead, the Raquette Falls trail (about 9 miles round trip) reaches the DEC outpost at the falls; the left-hand trail there leads to Dawson Pond and is very hard to follow.
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Common questions
What fish are at Dawson Pond?
Fishing Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Dawson Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Dawson Pond?
High Peaks Wilderness pond near Raquette Falls. From the Coreys Road trailhead, the Raquette Falls trail (about 9 miles round trip) reaches the DEC outpost at the falls; the left-hand trail there leads to Dawson Pond and is very hard to follow.
Which lakes near Dawson Pond were stocked more recently?
Panther Pond (4.9 mi) was stocked more recently. Panther Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.