Brown Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Guilford Lake fishing
Guilford Lake fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout on a natural lake. Also recorded: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill, and 5 more. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and chain pickerel, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for black crappie and rock bass.
- Last stocked
- April 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 28
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 3 (+11 also recorded)
- Average size
- 11 in
- Elevation
- 1,558 ft
Fish at Guilford Lake
Brown Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last November 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
largemouth bass species guide
smallmouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
smallmouth bass species guide
chain pickerel Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
chain pickerel species guide
black crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
black crappie species guide
pumpkinseed sunfish Confirmed present Best: dusk Best: dusk
pumpkinseed sunfish species guide
bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
bluegill species guide
rock bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
rock bass species guide
yellow perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
yellow perch species guide
brown bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
brown bullhead species guide white sucker Confirmed present
golden shiner Confirmed present
Guilford Lake, a 70 acre natural kettle lake located in Chenango County, offers diverse fishing opportunities. Fish species present include black crappie, brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and walleye. Stocked trout are able to survive throughout the year, providing potential for larger hold-over fish. Largemouth bass are abundant and have good growth rates, with fish over 20 inches caught each year. (dec.ny.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)(en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Guilford Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
2,000
Fish stocked in 2012
2,000
Fish stocked in 2013
2,000
Fish stocked in 2014
200
Fish stocked in 2015
2,000
Fish stocked in 2017
2,000
Fish stocked in 2018
1,770
Fish stocked in 2019
2,000
Fish stocked in 2020
1,550
Fish stocked in 2021
1,770
Fish stocked in 2022
4,000
Fish stocked in 2023
2,000
Fish stocked in 2024
2,100
Fish stocked in 2025
2,100
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,890 | 9.5 in | report |
| April 2025 | Brown Trout | 210 | 13.6 in | report |
| April 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,890 | 10 in | report |
| April 2024 | Brown Trout | 210 | 13.6 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.8 in | report |
| April 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 8.9 in | report |
| November 2022 | Brook Trout | 2,000 | 7 in | report |
| April 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 9.5 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,570 | 9 in | report |
| April 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,350 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2020 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.1 in | report |
| April 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 9.5 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 200 | 11.7 in | report |
| April 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 1,570 | 9 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 200 | 12.4 in | report |
| May 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 9 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13 in | report |
| April 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 200 | 12.4 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.1 in | report |
| April 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 9.3 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 200 | 12.4 in | report |
| April 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.1 in | report |
| April 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 1,800 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.1 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Guilford
- Boat ramp
- No
- ADA accessible
- No
State-owned carry-down hand launch on the southeast shore by the outlet, off County Route 35 in Guilford, with a small parking lot. The east shore is pasture and forest; homes line the west shore. Weed beds ring the lake, thickest along the north and west shores.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.
About Guilford Lake
There are some scattered, dense beds of rooted aquatic plants around the margins of the entire lake. The greatest concentrations of these aquatic plants occur along the northern and western shore. (dec.ny.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Common questions
What fish are at Guilford Lake?
Fishing Guilford Lake usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 14 of 28 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 13 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 9.1 in. Brook Trout was last stocked November 2022, averaging 7 in. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, and black crappie, plus 7 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Guilford Lake stocked?
Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. No plants recorded in 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Guilford Lake?
Stocked fish average 11 in. Brown Trout average 13 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.1 in. Brook Trout average 7 in.
How do you get on Guilford Lake?
There is no boat ramp and it is not ADA accessible. The nearest town is Guilford. State-owned carry-down hand launch on the southeast shore by the outlet, off County Route 35 in Guilford, with a small parking lot. The east shore is pasture and forest; homes line the west shore. Weed beds ring the lake, thickest along the north and west shores.
Which lakes near Guilford Lake were stocked more recently?
Bowman Creek (6.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Bowman Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout.