Rankin Pond fishing

Fishing at Rankin Pond has Brown Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.6 times a year since 2011, most often in May and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

24

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

6.4 in

Elevation

1,896 ft

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How Rankin Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Stony Pond (2 mi) and Center Pond (2.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Stony Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout and Center Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Rankin Pond

Fishing Rankin Pond is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 14 of 24 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Brown Trout 14 plants
Plants
14 of 24
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
7.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 10 plants
Plants
10 of 24
Last stocked
October 1, 2021
Average length
4.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 4202011
  • 4202012
  • 4002013
  • 6202014
  • 6202015
  • 6202017
  • 5202018
  • 7202019
  • 4202020
  • 6302021
  • 3802022
  • 3802023
  • 4102024
  • 4002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 24 plants Showing 24 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 400 8 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 410 8.1 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 380 8.5 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 380 8.5 in report
October 1, 2021 Brook Trout 500 3.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 130 8.3 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 320 4.8 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 100 8 in report
October 1, 2019 Brook Trout 600 4.5 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 120 7.5 in report
October 1, 2018 Brook Trout 400 4.6 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 120 7.1 in report
October 1, 2017 Brook Trout 500 5 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 120 7 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 500 4.6 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 120 7 in report
October 1, 2014 Brook Trout 500 3.7 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 120 7.8 in report
September 1, 2013 Brook Trout 300 3.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 100 7.8 in report
November 1, 2012 Brook Trout 300 4.7 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 120 7.7 in report
October 1, 2011 Brook Trout 300 5.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 120 8.3 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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