Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideShiras Pond fishing
Shiras Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. 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
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,847 ft
Fish at Shiras Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Shiras Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2014 and 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
200
Fish stocked in 2012
200
Fish stocked in 2013
300
Fish stocked in 2015
300
Fish stocked in 2017
300
Fish stocked in 2018
240
Fish stocked in 2019
360
Fish stocked in 2020
200
Fish stocked in 2021
300
Fish stocked in 2022
300
Fish stocked in 2023
300
Fish stocked in 2024
300
Fish stocked in 2025
300
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 300 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 360 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 240 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 300 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 200 | 5 in | report |
Access and facts
A backcountry brook trout pond in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest with no formal or marked trail. DEC describes reaching it as true backcountry fishing that takes a substantial bushwhack.
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Common questions
What fish are at Shiras Pond?
Fishing Shiras Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in.
When is Shiras Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. No plants recorded in 2014 and 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Shiras Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Shiras Pond average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Shiras Pond?
A backcountry brook trout pond in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest with no formal or marked trail. DEC describes reaching it as true backcountry fishing that takes a substantial bushwhack.