Dead Lake fishing

Fishing at Dead Lake has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

May 1, 2025

Plants on record

29

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

10.1 in

Elevation

534 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Jackson
Boat ramp
No
Float tube friendly
Yes
ADA accessible
No

A DEC-listed hand launch is at Jackson, operated by DEC, with parking for about 3 vehicles.

Sources: access

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How Dead Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was May 1, 2025, later than usual.

Fish at Dead Lake

Fishing Dead Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 13 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 29
Last stocked
May 1, 2023
Average length
12.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 29
Last stocked
April 1, 2021
Average length
7.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 5 plants
Plants
5 of 29
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,8402011
  • 1,8802012
  • 1,9502013
  • 7502014
  • 2502015
  • 4,6502016
  • 7502017
  • 7502018
  • 7502019
  • 5602020
  • 4902021
  • 5102022
  • 5102023
  • 5402024
  • 2,1602025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 29 plants Showing 29 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 540 – report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 540 8.8 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 540 – report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 540 8.8 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 540 9.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 510 8.9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 510 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brook Trout 240 7.9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 250 13.1 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 250 13.3 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 310 8.2 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 250 11.7 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 500 7.9 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 250 11.9 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 500 8.3 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 250 12.2 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 500 8.8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 250 12.3 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 400 8.3 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 4,000 1.9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 250 13.4 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 250 13.9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 500 9.6 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 250 13.4 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,700 9.1 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 250 13.3 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,630 8.9 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 250 13.1 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,590 8.4 in report
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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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