Eagles Nest Pond fishing

Eagles Nest Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Golden Shiner, Brown Bullhead, and White Sucker. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dusk and night for Brown Bullhead.

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Last stocked
September 2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
28
Since 2011
Species stocked
1 (+3 also recorded)
Average size
4.2 in
Elevation
1,453 ft

Fish at Eagles Nest Pond

1 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 28 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 28 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Eagles Nest Pond is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

600

Fish stocked in 2012

400

Fish stocked in 2013

500

Fish stocked in 2014

700

Fish stocked in 2015

700

Fish stocked in 2016

300

Fish stocked in 2017

700

Fish stocked in 2018

560

Fish stocked in 2019

760

Fish stocked in 2020

460

Fish stocked in 2021

700

Fish stocked in 2022

700

Fish stocked in 2023

700

Fish stocked in 2024

700

Fish stocked in 2025

700

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 2025Brook Trout3004.5 inreport
September 2025Brook Trout4004 inreport
September 2024Brook Trout3004.3 inreport
September 2024Brook Trout4003.9 inreport
September 2023Brook Trout3004.2 inreport
September 2023Brook Trout4004 inreport
September 2022Brook Trout3004.5 inreport
September 2022Brook Trout4004 inreport
September 2021Brook Trout3003.9 inreport
September 2021Brook Trout4003.8 inreport
September 2020Brook Trout2003.9 inreport
September 2020Brook Trout2604.6 inreport
September 2019Brook Trout3604.2 inreport
September 2019Brook Trout4004.2 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout2404.2 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout3205 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout3004.1 inreport
September 2017Brook Trout4005 inreport
October 2016Brook Trout3004.2 inreport
October 2015Brook Trout3004.3 inreport
September 2015Brook Trout4004.1 inreport
September 2014Brook Trout3003.8 inreport
September 2014Brook Trout4003.2 inreport
September 2013Brook Trout3004.4 inreport
September 2013Brook Trout2003.7 inreport
October 2012Brook Trout4004.1 inreport
October 2011Brook Trout3004.2 inreport
September 2011Brook Trout3004.1 inreport

Access and facts

Nearest town
Moriah

A 9-acre, 47-foot-deep pond in the Town of Moriah, set in a cleft between cliffs on the Tub Mill tract off Ensign Pond Road. No marked trail: an old woods road runs in from an unmarked, gated trailhead, and the last stretch is a bushwhack.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Eagles Nest Pond?

Fishing Eagles Nest Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 28 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. Golden Shiner, Brown Bullhead, and White Sucker are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Eagles Nest Pond stocked?

Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October.

How big are the fish stocked at Eagles Nest Pond?

Brook Trout stocked at Eagles Nest Pond average 4.2 in.

How do you get on Eagles Nest Pond?

The nearest town is Moriah. A 9-acre, 47-foot-deep pond in the Town of Moriah, set in a cleft between cliffs on the Tub Mill tract off Ensign Pond Road. No marked trail: an old woods road runs in from an unmarked, gated trailhead, and the last stretch is a bushwhack.

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