Shawangunk Kill

Shawangunk Kill fishing

Fishing at Shawangunk Kill is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 4.7 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

March 1, 2025

Plants on record

70

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

10.4 in

Elevation

189 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Sources: water_type , photos , fishing_notes

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How Shawangunk Kill 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.

Vernooy Kill (10.5 mi), Sandburg Creek (11 mi), and Beer Kill (11.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Vernooy Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout, Sandburg Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Beer Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Shawangunk Kill

Fishing Shawangunk Kill is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 70 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout.

Rainbow Trout 40 plants
Plants
40 of 70
Last stocked
March 1, 2025
Average length
9.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 30 plants
Plants
30 of 70
Last stocked
March 1, 2020
Average length
11.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fishing Shawangunk Kill

The Shawangunk Kill is a 47.2-mile-long stream that flows northward through Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, New York. It is the largest tributary of the Wallkill River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the lower Shawangunk supports an unusually diverse plant and animal community due to the absence of any serious impoundment along the upper river.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 6,5502011
  • 6,6102012
  • 6,3702013
  • 5,5702014
  • 6,5702015
  • 6,5702016
  • 6,5202017
  • 5,9402018
  • 6,6102019
  • 6,8702020
  • 3,1402021
  • 3,1402022
  • 3,1402023
  • 3,1302024
  • 3602025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 70 plants Showing 70 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 20 11.5 in report
March 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 8.6 in report
March 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 20 11.5 in report
March 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 8.6 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 180 11 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,640 9.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,180 9.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 130 11 in report
March 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,190 9.4 in report
March 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 130 11.3 in report
March 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,640 9.4 in report
March 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 180 11.3 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 310 11.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,830 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 180 9.2 in report
March 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,190 9.2 in report
March 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 130 9.2 in report
March 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,640 9.2 in report
May 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,290 9.2 in report
May 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 420 9.2 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 900 8.9 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,780 8.9 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 100 12.9 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 280 12.9 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,100 8.9 in report
March 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 3,700 9 in report
March 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 280 13.1 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,330 8.7 in report
March 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,870 9 in report
March 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,390 9 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 280 13 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,300 9.3 in report
March 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9 in report
March 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 3,700 9 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 280 13 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,240 8.8 in report
March 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9 in report
March 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 3,700 9 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 280 13.5 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,290 9 in report
March 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,200 8.8 in report
March 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 3,700 8.8 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 280 13.1 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,290 8.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,930 8.9 in report
March 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 950 8.9 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 280 13.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,310 8.8 in report
March 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9 in report
March 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 3,700 9 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 280 13.3 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,090 8.5 in report
March 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 3,700 9 in report
March 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 280 13.4 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 100 13.4 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,330 8.5 in report
March 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 3,700 8.2 in report
March 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 1,200 8.2 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 280 12.8 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 100 12.8 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,270 8.8 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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