Dwaas Kill fishing

Fishing at Dwaas Kill has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2023

Plants on record

Since 2011

Species recorded

Average size

8.2 in

Elevation

156 ft

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How Dwaas Kill is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2023 it was March 1, 2023, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 2015.

Saratoga Lake (6.7 mi), Geyser Brook (8.1 mi), and Kayaderosseras Creek (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Kayaderosseras Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Dwaas Kill

Fishing Dwaas Kill is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 13 plants

Plants: 13 of 13
Last stocked: March 1, 2023
Average length: 8.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

What to watch for

Dwaas Kill is identified as a tributary with impaired water quality.

Fish stocked per year

5602011
5802012
6002013
6002014
5,4802016
6002017
6002018
6002019
3802020
6202021
6202022
6202023

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
March 1, 2023	Brook Trout	620	9.5 in	report
April 1, 2022	Brook Trout	620	9.5 in	report
April 1, 2021	Brook Trout	620	8.9 in	report
April 1, 2020	Brook Trout	380	8.2 in	report
April 1, 2019	Brook Trout	600	7.9 in	report
April 1, 2018	Brook Trout	600	8.3 in	report
April 1, 2017	Brook Trout	600	8.8 in	report
April 1, 2016	Brook Trout	480	8 in	report
March 1, 2016	Brook Trout	5,000	1.9 in	report
April 1, 2014	Brook Trout	600	9.1 in	report
April 1, 2013	Brook Trout	600	9.1 in	report
April 1, 2012	Brook Trout	580	9.2 in	report
April 1, 2011	Brook Trout	560	8.4 in	report

Species stocked here

Brook Trout (13)

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