Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.1 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guidePoor Lake fishing
Poor Lake fishing 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 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.1 in
- Elevation
- 2,387 ft
Fish at Poor Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Poor Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
400
Fish stocked in 2013
700
Fish stocked in 2014
1,000
Fish stocked in 2015
1,000
Fish stocked in 2017
1,000
Fish stocked in 2018
800
Fish stocked in 2019
1,000
Fish stocked in 2020
390
Fish stocked in 2021
600
Fish stocked in 2022
600
Fish stocked in 2023
600
Fish stocked in 2024
600
Fish stocked in 2025
600
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 390 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 800 | 5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 3.2 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 700 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2011 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.1 in | report |
Access and facts
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Common questions
What fish are at Poor Lake?
Fishing Poor Lake usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Poor Lake stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September. No plants recorded in 2012 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Poor Lake?
Brook Trout stocked at Poor Lake average 4.1 in.