Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideOxshoe Pond fishing
Oxshoe Pond fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Brown Bullhead. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout, and dusk and night for Brown Bullhead.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 16
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 2 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.7 in
- Elevation
- 1,172 ft
Fish at Oxshoe Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last May 2013 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Bullhead Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Brown Bullhead species guideHow Oxshoe Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
350
Fish stocked in 2012
150
Fish stocked in 2013
500
Fish stocked in 2014
350
Fish stocked in 2015
350
Fish stocked in 2016
350
Fish stocked in 2017
350
Fish stocked in 2018
350
Fish stocked in 2019
350
Fish stocked in 2020
350
Fish stocked in 2021
350
Fish stocked in 2022
350
Fish stocked in 2023
350
Fish stocked in 2024
350
Fish stocked in 2025
350
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.6 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.6 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 350 | 3.4 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 350 | 4.4 in | report |
| May 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 150 | 8 in | report |
| May 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 150 | 8 in | report |
| October 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 350 | 4.5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Schroon Lake
A 13-acre hike-in pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Park at the Crane Pond Road Trailhead at the end of Crane Pond Road, off Alder Meadow Road, and walk in on the Crane Pond, Long Swing and Short Swing trails.
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About Oxshoe Pond
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Common questions
What fish are at Oxshoe Pond?
Fishing Oxshoe Pond usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 13 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2013, averaging 6.8 in. Brown Bullhead is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Oxshoe Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Oxshoe Pond?
Stocked fish average 4.7 in. Brook Trout average 4.2 in. Rainbow Trout average 6.8 in.
How do you get on Oxshoe Pond?
The nearest town is Schroon Lake. A 13-acre hike-in pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Park at the Crane Pond Road Trailhead at the end of Crane Pond Road, off Alder Meadow Road, and walk in on the Crane Pond, Long Swing and Short Swing trails.