Handsome Pond fishing

Fishing at Handsome Pond has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2017

Plants on record

7

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

3.9 in

Elevation

1,777 ft

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How Handsome Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2017 it was September 1, 2017, about when it usually is.

Mosquito Pond (2 mi), Lake Eaton (5.4 mi), Bog River (6.7 mi), and Loon Pond (9.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Mosquito Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout, Lake Eaton is also stocked with Brook Trout, Bog River is also stocked with Brook Trout, and Loon Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Handsome Pond

Fishing Handsome Pond is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 7 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 7
Last stocked
September 1, 2017
Average length
3.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,3002011
  • 2,7502012
  • 4,0002013
  • 3,7002014
  • 1,1732015
  • 4,0002016
  • 4,0002017

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 4,000 4 in report
September 1, 2016 Brook Trout 4,000 – report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,173 4.5 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 3,700 3.5 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 4,000 4.4 in report
September 1, 2012 Brook Trout 2,750 3.2 in report
October 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,300 4 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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