Pools Brook fishing

Fishing at Pools Brook has Brook Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.1 times a year since 2011, most often in March and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2025

Plants on record

31

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

8.8 in

Elevation

403 ft

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How Pools Brook is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2025 it was March 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Limestone Creek (3.3 mi) and Butternut Creek (4.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Limestone Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout and Butternut Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Pools Brook

Fishing Pools Brook is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 26 of 31 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout.

Brook Trout 26 plants
Plants
26 of 31
Last stocked
March 1, 2025
Average length
8.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Brown Trout 5 plants
Plants
5 of 31
Last stocked
May 1, 2016
Average length
12.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 8252011
  • 8252012
  • 3002013
  • 6752014
  • 6502015
  • 5502016
  • 7002017
  • 7002018
  • 4502019
  • 9502020
  • 3502021
  • 3502022
  • 3502023
  • 2502024
  • 3002025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2025 Brook Trout 300 8.9 in report
March 1, 2024 Brook Trout 250 8.7 in report
March 1, 2023 Brook Trout 350 8.9 in report
March 1, 2022 Brook Trout 350 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brook Trout 350 9.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 250 7.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 250 7.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 450 8.5 in report
March 1, 2019 Brook Trout 450 8.5 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 250 8 in report
March 1, 2018 Brook Trout 450 7.38 in report
May 1, 2017 Brook Trout 250 8.1 in report
March 1, 2017 Brook Trout 450 8.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
May 1, 2016 Brook Trout 150 8 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 300 8 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 450 8 in report
March 1, 2015 Brook Trout 200 7.5 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 125 12.2 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 250 6.6 in report
March 1, 2014 Brook Trout 150 8.6 in report
March 1, 2014 Brook Trout 150 6 in report
March 1, 2013 Brook Trout 300 8.2 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 125 13.7 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 400 8.5 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 300 8.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 125 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 200 8.5 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 200 8.3 in report
March 1, 2011 Brook Trout 100 9.6 in report
March 1, 2011 Brook Trout 200 8 in report
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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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