Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideGay Pond fishing
Gay 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
- 13
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,365 ft
Fish at Gay Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Gay Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
100
Fish stocked in 2013
200
Fish stocked in 2014
200
Fish stocked in 2015
200
Fish stocked in 2017
200
Fish stocked in 2018
160
Fish stocked in 2019
240
Fish stocked in 2020
160
Fish stocked in 2021
200
Fish stocked in 2022
200
Fish stocked in 2023
200
Fish stocked in 2024
200
Fish stocked in 2025
200
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 200 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 160 | 4 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 240 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 160 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 200 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 200 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 100 | 5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- camping
In DEC's Hudson River Special Management Area of the Lake George Wild Forest, reached by Gay Pond Road (3.8 miles, off Buttermilk Road, unplowed in winter). DEC lists designated tent sites at Gay Pond South and Gay Pond Northeast, plus roadside sites along Gay Pond Road.
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Common questions
What fish are at Gay Pond?
Fishing Gay Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in.
When is Gay 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 2012 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Gay Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Gay Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Gay Pond?
Facilities include camping. In DEC's Hudson River Special Management Area of the Lake George Wild Forest, reached by Gay Pond Road (3.8 miles, off Buttermilk Road, unplowed in winter). DEC lists designated tent sites at Gay Pond South and Gay Pond Northeast, plus roadside sites along Gay Pond Road.
Which lakes near Gay Pond were stocked more recently?
Schroon River (4.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Schroon River is also stocked with Brook Trout.