Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideDeBraine Lake fishing
DeBraine Lake fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brown Bullhead. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dusk and night for Brown Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 1 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.2 in
- Elevation
- 2,021 ft
Fish at DeBraine Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guideHow DeBraine Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
300
Fish stocked in 2013
200
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
400
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
320
Fish stocked in 2019
400
Fish stocked in 2020
260
Fish stocked in 2021
400
Fish stocked in 2022
400
Fish stocked in 2023
400
Fish stocked in 2024
400
Fish stocked in 2025
400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 260 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 320 | 5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 400 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 200 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2011 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.1 in | report |
Access and facts
A remote 12-acre lake in Ferris Lake Wild Forest, 27 feet at its deepest. DEC's DeBraine Lake-Trout Lake Trail reaches it in 0.7 mile from Farm Road; an unmarked path continues 1.4 miles to Trout Lake.
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Common questions
What fish are at DeBraine Lake?
Fishing DeBraine Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. Brown Bullhead is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is DeBraine Lake stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at DeBraine Lake?
Brook Trout stocked at DeBraine Lake average 4.2 in.
How do you get on DeBraine Lake?
A remote 12-acre lake in Ferris Lake Wild Forest, 27 feet at its deepest. DEC's DeBraine Lake-Trout Lake Trail reaches it in 0.7 mile from Farm Road; an unmarked path continues 1.4 miles to Trout Lake.