Greens Lake fishing

Fishing at Greens Lake has Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Crappie, Sunfish, and Chain pickerel, and 1 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 2011, most often in April and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Yellow Perch, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie.

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

19

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

13.8 in

Elevation

251 ft

Access and facts

Boat ramp
Yes

A municipally owned lake in Greene County with an unimproved trailer boat launch. Ice fishing is permitted in season.

Sources: access , shore_notes , speciesFound

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How Greens Lake is stocked

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

Fish at Greens Lake

Fishing Greens Lake is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 19 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 19 plants
Plants
19 of 19
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
13.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2002011
  • 2002012
  • 2002013
  • 2002014
  • 2002015
  • 2002016
  • 2002017
  • 2002018
  • 2002019
  • 2002020
  • 2002021
  • 2002022
  • 2002023
  • 4662024
  • 5102025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 19 plants Showing 19 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brown Trout 150 14.8 in report
September 1, 2025 Brown Trout 150 17.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 210 12.1 in report
September 1, 2024 Brown Trout 131 14.6 in report
September 1, 2024 Brown Trout 125 17.3 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 210 13.7 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 200 13.1 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 200 13.7 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 13 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 200 13.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 200 12.9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 200 13.1 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 200 13.1 in report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Largemouth bass : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)
  • Sunfish : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)
  • Yellow perch : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)
  • Crappie : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)
  • Chain pickerel : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)
  • Carp : Listed for the lake by NY DEC's Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds dataset; brown trout there is already covered by this project's stocking record. (source)

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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