Hewitt Pond fishing

Hewitt 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.

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Last stocked
September 2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
14
Since 2011
Species recorded
1
Average size
4 in
Elevation
1,695 ft

Fish at Hewitt Pond

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4 in · 14 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Hewitt Pond is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Fish stocked in 2011

5,100

Fish stocked in 2012

3,300

Fish stocked in 2013

2,000

Fish stocked in 2014

5,100

Fish stocked in 2015

5,100

Fish stocked in 2017

5,100

Fish stocked in 2018

4,060

Fish stocked in 2019

5,100

Fish stocked in 2020

5,100

Fish stocked in 2021

5,100

Fish stocked in 2022

5,100

Fish stocked in 2023

5,100

Fish stocked in 2024

5,100

Fish stocked in 2025

5,100

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 2025Brook Trout5,1004.1 inreport
October 2024Brook Trout5,100–report
October 2023Brook Trout5,1004.1 inreport
September 2022Brook Trout5,1000.5 inreport
September 2021Brook Trout5,1004 inreport
October 2020Brook Trout5,1004.5 inreport
October 2019Brook Trout5,1004.3 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout4,0604.8 inreport
September 2017Brook Trout5,1005 inreport
September 2015Brook Trout5,1003.9 inreport
September 2014Brook Trout5,1004.2 inreport
September 2013Brook Trout2,0004.1 inreport
October 2012Brook Trout3,3004.4 inreport
September 2011Brook Trout5,1004.5 inreport

Access and facts

Nearest town
Minerva

In DEC's Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. The Hewitt Pond Trailhead is at the end of Hewitt Pond Road off State Route 28N, and the Hewitt Pond Trail (4.3 miles to the Stony Pond Trail) serves Hewitt, Barnes, Center and Stony ponds.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Hewitt Pond?

Fishing Hewitt Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4 in.

When is Hewitt 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 2016.

How big are the fish stocked at Hewitt Pond?

Brook Trout stocked at Hewitt Pond average 4 in.

How do you get on Hewitt Pond?

The nearest town is Minerva. In DEC's Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. The Hewitt Pond Trailhead is at the end of Hewitt Pond Road off State Route 28N, and the Hewitt Pond Trail (4.3 miles to the Stony Pond Trail) serves Hewitt, Barnes, Center and Stony ponds.

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