Poor Lake fishing

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

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

13

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.1 in

Elevation

2,387 ft

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How Poor 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 Poor Lake

Fishing Poor Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 13
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 4002011
  • 7002013
  • 1,0002014
  • 1,0002015
  • 1,0002017
  • 8002018
  • 1,0002019
  • 3902020
  • 6002021
  • 6002022
  • 6002023
  • 6002024
  • 6002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 600 4 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 600 3.9 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 600 4 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 600 4 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 600 3.8 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 390 4.6 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,000 4.2 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 800 5 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,000 5 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,000 4.1 in report
September 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,000 3.2 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 700 3.7 in report
September 1, 2011 Brook Trout 400 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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