Murphy Lake

Murphy Lake fishing

Fishing at Murphy Lake has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

12

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.2 in

Elevation

1,473 ft

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How Murphy 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 2016, 2019, and 2020.

Fish at Murphy Lake

Fishing Murphy Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 12 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 12 plants
Plants
12 of 12
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Murphy Lake

Murphy Lake, a 38-acre lake in Hamilton County, New York, offers fishing opportunities. In 2008, the lake, in the town of Hope, was stocked with brook trout to sustain its natural population.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,0002011
  • 8002012
  • 6002013
  • 2,2002014
  • 2,2002015
  • 2,2002017
  • 1,7502018
  • 2,2002021
  • 2,2002022
  • 2,2002023
  • 2,2002024
  • 2,2002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 2,200 4.3 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 2,200 4.2 in report
October 1, 2023 Brook Trout 2,200 3.8 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 2,200 4 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 2,200 4.4 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,750 4.3 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,200 5 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,200 4.6 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,200 3.7 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 600 3.7 in report
September 1, 2012 Brook Trout 800 4.1 in report
September 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,000 4.1 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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