Pillsbury Lake fishing

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

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4 in

Elevation

2,491 ft

Access and facts

Boat ramp
No

Carry-down access only, on the lake's south shore; motors are not permitted on the water.

Sources: access , shore_notes , speciesFound , fishing_notes

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How Pillsbury 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 Pillsbury Lake

Fishing Pillsbury Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Pillsbury Lake

Pillsbury Lake, situated northwest of Sled Harbor, New York, offers fishing opportunities. Fish species present in the lake include brook trout, black bullhead, and white sucker. Anglers can access the lake via carry down access on the south shore.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 7002011
  • 7002013
  • 1,2502014
  • 2,2502015
  • 1,2502017
  • 1,0002018
  • 1,2502019
  • 8102020
  • 1,2502021
  • 1,2502022
  • 1,2502023
  • 1,2502024
  • 1,2502025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 1,250 4 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 1,250 3.9 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 1,250 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 1,250 4 in report
October 1, 2021 Brook Trout 1,250 4 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 810 4.6 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,250 4.2 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,000 4.8 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,250 5 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,250 4.1 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,000 2.5 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,250 3.2 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 700 3.7 in report
September 1, 2011 Brook Trout 700 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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