Kinderhook Creek fishing

Kinderhook Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Brook Trout. It is stocked about 24 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
May 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
365
Since 2011
Species stocked
2 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
9.8 in
Elevation
9 ft

Fish at Kinderhook Creek

2 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 237 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 9.7 in · 237 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 128 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 10.1 in · 128 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Kinderhook Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Greens Lake (7.2 mi) was stocked more recently. Greens Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

18,990

Fish stocked in 2012

19,790

Fish stocked in 2013

17,310

Fish stocked in 2014

19,490

Fish stocked in 2015

19,160

Fish stocked in 2016

17,390

Fish stocked in 2017

18,540

Fish stocked in 2018

19,450

Fish stocked in 2019

19,780

Fish stocked in 2020

23,260

Fish stocked in 2021

31,880

Fish stocked in 2022

19,536

Fish stocked in 2023

19,166

Fish stocked in 2024

21,290

Fish stocked in 2025

40,160

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brown Trout4707.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout5013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout5013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout4707.5 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout10012.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout10012.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout9109.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout9109.1 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout2,1407.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout24013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout24013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout2,1407.5 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout11012.1 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout11012.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4707.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout5013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4707 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout5013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4707 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4707.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout5014 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout5014 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout10012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout9109.4 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout10012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout9109.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout10012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout9109.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout9109.4 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout10012.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,1407 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout24013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,1407.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout24014 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout24013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout24014 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,1407 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,1407.1 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.4 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout11012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout11012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout11012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout11012.3 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.4 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout4706.8 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout5014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout5014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout4706.8 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout10011.4 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout9109.2 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout10011.4 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout9109.2 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout2,1406.8 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout24014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout2,1406.8 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout24014.1 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.3 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout11011.4 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout11011.4 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009.3 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout4408.4 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout5013.7 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout22011.9 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout7309.6 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout10011.9 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout7509.7 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout7609.6 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout10011.9 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout10011.9 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout2,0408.4 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout24013.7 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout7509.6 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout11011.9 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout1,0009.7 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout11011.9 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout5013.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout4408.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout4408.3 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout8709.8 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout8709.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout24013.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,0408.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout24013.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,0408.3 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout6809.8 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout11012 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout9509.5 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout4408.2 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout10011.9 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout8709.1 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout2,0408.2 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout21013.4 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout11011.9 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout9509.1 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2225.7 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2227.4 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout8709.4 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout8009.1 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout10012.1 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0205.7 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0207.4 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout23013.4 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout5909.4 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout7009.1 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout11012.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2227.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout5013.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2226.8 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2225.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2225.4 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout10012.1 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout8709.3 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0205.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0207.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0205.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout23013.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout23013.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0206.8 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout6009.3 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout11012.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout2225.2 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout2226.8 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout5013.1 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout10011.8 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout709.2 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout10011.8 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout8709.2 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout23013.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1,0206.8 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1,0205.2 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout11011.8 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout11011.8 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout9509.2 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout9509.2 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout5013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2227 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2225.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout10012.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout1,1209.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout23013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,0207 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,0205.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout11012.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout1,2609.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout5013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout5013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2227 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2226.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2225.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2225 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout10012 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout10011.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout6209.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout8709 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout23013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout23013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,0207 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,0206.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,0205.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,0205 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout11012 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout15011.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout9509.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout9509 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout5013.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout2226.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout2225 inreport
March 2022Rainbow Trout11011.5 inreport
March 2022Rainbow Trout8709 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout23013.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout1,0206.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout1,0205 inreport
March 2022Rainbow Trout11011.5 inreport
March 2022Rainbow Trout9509 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout5,1106.3 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout5,7106.3 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout44010.3 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout87010.3 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout1,4809.3 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout23013.4 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout1,9009.7 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout11013.4 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout95010.3 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout5013.1 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout4409.3 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout4409.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout8709.4 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout8709.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout10013.1 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout2409.2 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout1209.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout23013.1 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout5609.6 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout1,8009.6 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout5709.3 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout23013.4 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout1,9209.4 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout11013.4 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout9509.4 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout9509.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout11013.1 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout5013.2 inreport
March 2021Rainbow Trout4409.4 inreport
March 2021Rainbow Trout8709.3 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout10013.2 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout23013.2 inreport
March 2021Rainbow Trout1,4709.4 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout11013.2 inreport
March 2021Rainbow Trout9509.3 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout7508.8 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout3409 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout9008.8 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout1,8509.1 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout1,0109.1 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout3409 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout1,0508.8 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout7508.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout40013.1 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout6409 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,1508.9 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout3908.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout90013.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout40013.1 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout2,3308.4 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout1,6508.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout9008.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout3,9808.4 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout3008.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout3008.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout1,8808.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout1,0508.3 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout8907.7 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,0607.9 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout90013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout2,5707.7 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout3507.9 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,2407.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,7507.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,9507.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout4,7007.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3507.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,2207.5 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout8708.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout40013.3 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,0408.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout90013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,5208.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout3508.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout40013.3 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,2208.1 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,7008 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,9107.8 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout4,6108 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3507.8 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,1807.8 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout8308 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout40013.3 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout9908 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout90013.2 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,3908 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout3308 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout40013.3 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,1608 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,5607.9 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,8207.9 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout4,3707.9 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout3307.9 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,0607.9 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout30013.7 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout90013.4 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout2,5008.2 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout3408.1 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout40013.7 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout1,2108.1 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,6708 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,9008 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout4,5708 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout3408 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,1608 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout8607.8 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,0308.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout90013.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout2,4807.8 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout3408.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,2008.1 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,6507.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,8807.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout4,5407.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3407.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,1407.8 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout8608.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout40013.9 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,0308.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout67013.9 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2309.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,5008.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3408.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout40013.9 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,2008.2 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2,7208 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,9308 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout4,6608 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3508 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2,2008 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout8308.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout15011.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2908.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout90011.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,1108.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout25011.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout7108.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout2907.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout40011.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,0208.4 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout2,5708.3 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout1,3008.4 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout5308.3 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout3,8508.4 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout2907.8 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout1,8208.4 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout8908.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout40013.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout7508.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3108.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout90013.1 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout2,5708.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3508 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout40013.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,2408.6 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout2,7508.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout1,3808.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout5808.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout4,7008.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout3507.9 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout2,2208.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout8508.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout40013.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,0208.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,8608.2 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout90013.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,4608.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout3408.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout3408.2 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout40013.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,1908.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,1208.2 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout2,6208.1 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout4,4908.1 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Stockport
Shore access
Yes

The trout water is well upstream of the mouth: DEC stocks about 20 miles from I-90 up to East Creek in Stephentown, with public fishing rights easements and DEC parking areas along it.

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

Nearest lakes

Taghkanic Creek 6.5 mi last stocked April 2025 Greens Lake 7.2 mi last stocked September 2025 Kline Kill 7.7 mi last stocked April 2020 Catskill Creek 9.4 mi last stocked May 2025 Kaaterskill Creek 9.8 mi last stocked April 2020

Common questions

What fish are at Kinderhook Creek?

Fishing Kinderhook Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 237 of 365 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 9.7 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 10.1 in. Brook Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Kinderhook Creek stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 24 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Kinderhook Creek?

Stocked fish average 9.8 in. Brown Trout average 9.7 in. Rainbow Trout average 10.1 in.

How do you get on Kinderhook Creek?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Stockport. The trout water is well upstream of the mouth: DEC stocks about 20 miles from I-90 up to East Creek in Stephentown, with public fishing rights easements and DEC parking areas along it.

Which lakes near Kinderhook Creek were stocked more recently?

Greens Lake (7.2 mi) was stocked more recently. Greens Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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