Middle Branch Reservoir

Middle Branch Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Middle Branch Reservoir is on a reservoir, stocked with Tiger Muskie. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in August and September.

Last stocked

September 1, 2021

Plants on record

12

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

9.3 in

Elevation

368 ft

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir

Sources: water_type , photos

How Middle Branch Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of September. In 2021 it was September 1, 2021, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2018.

Lake Gilead (1.7 mi), Lake Gleneida (2.4 mi), Croton Falls Reservoir (2.6 mi), Bog Brook Reservoir (3.1 mi), and East Branch Reservoir (3.4 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Middle Branch Reservoir

Fishing Middle Branch Reservoir is most likely to be for Tiger Muskie. All 12 plants on record are Tiger Muskie.

Tiger Muskie 12 plants
Plants
12 of 12
Last stocked
September 1, 2021
Average length
9.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,3002011
  • 2,2002012
  • 2,2002013
  • 2,2002014
  • 4,4002015
  • 2,2002016
  • 2,2002017
  • 3,3892019
  • 2,2002020
  • 2,2002021

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2021 Tiger Muskie 2,200 11.1 in report
September 1, 2020 Tiger Muskie 2,200 10.1 in report
September 1, 2019 Tiger Muskie 1,189 8.5 in report
September 1, 2019 Tiger Muskie 2,200 8.3 in report
September 1, 2017 Tiger Muskie 2,200 9.5 in report
September 1, 2016 Tiger Muskie 2,200 report
September 1, 2015 Tiger Muskie 2,200 9.3 in report
August 1, 2015 Tiger Muskie 2,200 7 in report
September 1, 2014 Tiger Muskie 2,200 8.2 in report
September 1, 2013 Tiger Muskie 2,200 9.3 in report
September 1, 2012 Tiger Muskie 2,200 10.5 in report
September 1, 2011 Tiger Muskie 1,300 10.4 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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