Metcalf Lake fishing

Fishing at Metcalf Lake has Brook Trout and Black Bullhead on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.2 in

Elevation

2,378 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Hoffmeister

Sources: nearest_town , speciesFound , fishing_notes

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How Metcalf Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2025 it was September 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.

Fish at Metcalf Lake

Fishing Metcalf Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Metcalf Lake

Metcalf Lake, located northeast of Hoffmeister, New York, is home to fish species such as brook trout and black bullhead.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,2002011
  • 1,2002013
  • 2,0002014
  • 2,8002015
  • 2,8002017
  • 2,2302018
  • 2,8002019
  • 1,8202020
  • 2,8002021
  • 2,8002022
  • 2,8002023
  • 2,8002024
  • 2,8002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,800 3.9 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 2,800 4 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 2,800 3.7 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 1,820 4.6 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 2,800 4.2 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 2,230 4.8 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,800 5 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,800 4.4 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,000 3.8 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,200 3.7 in report
September 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,200 4.1 in report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

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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