Lisha Kill fishing

Lisha Kill fishing is stocked with Brown Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Central Stoneroller, Creek Chub, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, White Sucker, Golden Shiner, and 5 more. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass and Largemouth Bass.

Lisha Kill
Photo: Dougtone (Doug Kerr), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Last stocked
March 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
52
Since 2011
Species stocked
1 (+11 also recorded)
Average size
9.6 in
Elevation
192 ft

Fish at Lisha Kill

1 stocked · 11 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 52 plants · last March 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2025 · avg 9.6 in · 52 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Lisha Kill is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Mohawk River (7.8 mi) and Poesten Kill (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Mohawk River is also stocked with Brown Trout and Poesten Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

1,100

Fish stocked in 2012

1,150

Fish stocked in 2013

940

Fish stocked in 2014

1,140

Fish stocked in 2015

1,110

Fish stocked in 2016

1,120

Fish stocked in 2017

1,070

Fish stocked in 2018

1,130

Fish stocked in 2019

1,150

Fish stocked in 2020

950

Fish stocked in 2021

460

Fish stocked in 2022

460

Fish stocked in 2023

680

Fish stocked in 2024

540

Fish stocked in 2025

1,100

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 2025Brown Trout1013.7 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout807 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout3407 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout4013.7 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout4013.7 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout3407 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout807 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout807 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout1013.7 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout807 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout4013.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout808.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1013.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout3208.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout808.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1013.7 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout808.9 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout3208.9 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1013.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout4013.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1013.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1013.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout1308.9 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout808.9 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout3013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2909 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1309 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout2908.7 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout3013.2 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout1308.7 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout1013.2 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout6608.8 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2908.8 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout8008 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout3508 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout7808.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3508.5 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout7408.1 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout3308.1 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout7808.1 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout3408.1 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout7707.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3407.8 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout7907.8 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3507.8 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout6507.8 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout2907.8 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout8007.9 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3507.9 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout7607.8 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout3407.8 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Niskayuna

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

About Lisha Kill

Photo of Lisha Kill
Dougtone (Doug Kerr), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest lakes

Alplaus Kill 5.6 mi last stocked April 2018 Mohawk River 7.8 mi last stocked May 2025 Poesten Kill 8.4 mi last stocked April 2025 Vly Creek 8.9 mi last stocked March 2025 Wynants Kill 8.9 mi last stocked March 2020

Public land at Lisha Kill

Lisha Kill is 0.9 miles outside the edge of Mohawk River State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Lisha Kill?

Fishing Lisha Kill usually means Brown Trout. All 52 plants on record are Brown Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked March 2025, averaging 9.6 in. Central Stoneroller, Creek Chub, Smallmouth Bass, and Largemouth Bass, plus 7 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Lisha Kill stocked?

Last stocked March 2025. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Lisha Kill?

Brown Trout stocked at Lisha Kill average 9.6 in.

Which lakes near Lisha Kill were stocked more recently?

Mohawk River (7.8 mi) and Poesten Kill (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Mohawk River is also stocked with Brown Trout and Poesten Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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