Fern Lake fishing

Fishing at Fern Lake has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2015, most often in June. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

June 1, 2025

Plants on record

5

Since 2015

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.6 in

Elevation

1,223 ft

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How Fern Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of June. In 2025 it was June 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Fish at Fern Lake

Fishing Fern Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 5 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 5 plants
Plants
5 of 5
Last stocked
June 1, 2025
Average length
1.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 8,5002015
  • 9,5252017
  • 9,5242019
  • 9,5002021
  • 9,5002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 1, 2025 Walleye 9,500 1.4 in report
June 1, 2021 Walleye 9,500 1.4 in report
June 1, 2019 Walleye 9,524 1.3 in report
June 1, 2017 Walleye 9,525 2 in report
June 1, 2015 Walleye 8,500 1.7 in report

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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