Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.4 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideFishpole Pond fishing
Fishpole Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 14
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.4 in
- Elevation
- 1,723 ft
Fish at Fishpole Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Fishpole Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2013.
Fish stocked in 2011
400
Fish stocked in 2012
127
Fish stocked in 2014
400
Fish stocked in 2015
400
Fish stocked in 2016
400
Fish stocked in 2017
400
Fish stocked in 2018
320
Fish stocked in 2019
480
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 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 260 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 480 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 320 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 127 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 400 | 5.5 in | report |
Access and facts
Remote pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. DEC says it is reached by an unmarked trail off the Darning Needle Pond Trail, which connects to Grass Pond, a bay on the north side of Lows Lake. The Fishpole Pond Trail heads north toward Cranberry Lake from Grass Pond.
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Common questions
What fish are at Fishpole Pond?
Fishing Fishpole Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.4 in.
When is Fishpole Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. No plants recorded in 2013.
How big are the fish stocked at Fishpole Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Fishpole Pond average 4.4 in.
How do you get on Fishpole Pond?
Remote pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. DEC says it is reached by an unmarked trail off the Darning Needle Pond Trail, which connects to Grass Pond, a bay on the north side of Lows Lake. The Fishpole Pond Trail heads north toward Cranberry Lake from Grass Pond.