Prairie Lake fishing

Fishing at Prairie Lake has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2019, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 1, 2025

Plants on record

7

Since 2019

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.1 in

Elevation

1,877 ft

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How Prairie 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.

Fish at Prairie Lake

Fishing Prairie Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 7 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 7
Last stocked
September 1, 2025
Average length
4.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3002019
  • 3002020
  • 3002021
  • 3002022
  • 3002023
  • 3002024
  • 3002025

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2025 Brook Trout 300 4.2 in report
September 1, 2024 Brook Trout 300 4.2 in report
September 1, 2023 Brook Trout 300 4.2 in report
September 1, 2022 Brook Trout 300 4 in report
September 1, 2021 Brook Trout 300 3.8 in report
October 1, 2020 Brook Trout 300 4 in report
October 1, 2019 Brook Trout 300 4.3 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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