Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 15 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideNicks Pond fishing
Nicks Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,687 ft
Fish at Nicks Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Nicks Pond is stocked
Cranberry Lake (4.3 mi) was stocked more recently. Cranberry Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
700
Fish stocked in 2012
190
Fish stocked in 2013
500
Fish stocked in 2014
700
Fish stocked in 2015
700
Fish stocked in 2016
700
Fish stocked in 2017
700
Fish stocked in 2018
560
Fish stocked in 2019
840
Fish stocked in 2020
455
Fish stocked in 2021
700
Fish stocked in 2022
700
Fish stocked in 2023
700
Fish stocked in 2024
700
Fish stocked in 2025
700
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 455 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 840 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 560 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 700 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 500 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 190 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 700 | 5.5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Star Lake
A 0.3-mile trail (about 20 feet of climb) leads to the shore from a trailhead 1.6 miles down Inlet Road, which leaves Route 3 just before Star Lake. The pond sits in DEC's Cranberry Lake Wild Forest, which lists it among the unit's stocked ponds.
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Common questions
What fish are at Nicks Pond?
Fishing Nicks Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in.
When is Nicks Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Nicks Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Nicks Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Nicks Pond?
The nearest town is Star Lake. A 0.3-mile trail (about 20 feet of climb) leads to the shore from a trailhead 1.6 miles down Inlet Road, which leaves Route 3 just before Star Lake. The pond sits in DEC's Cranberry Lake Wild Forest, which lists it among the unit's stocked ponds.
Which lakes near Nicks Pond were stocked more recently?
Cranberry Lake (4.3 mi) was stocked more recently. Cranberry Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.