Sixth Lake fishing

Fishing at Sixth Lake has Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Splake, Yellow Perch, and Lake Whitefish, and 4 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Yellow Perch, and dawn for Lake Trout.

Last stocked

May 1, 2025

Plants on record

16

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

9.1 in

Elevation

1,786 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Inlet

There is access via a channel from Seventh Lake.

Sources: access , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How Sixth Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2025 it was May 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Bug Lake (2.6 mi), Limekiln Lake (2.9 mi), and Bubb Lake (4.2 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Sixth Lake

Fishing Sixth Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 16 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Rainbow Trout 16 plants
Plants
16 of 16
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
9.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Sixth Lake

Sixth Lake provides various fishing opportunities, with several fish species present. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, lake whitefish, lake trout, smelt, splake, rainbow trout, white sucker, black bullhead, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Anglers can reach the lake via a channel from Seventh Lake.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,3002011
  • 1,3002012
  • 1,3002013
  • 1,0302014
  • 1,3002015
  • 1,3002016
  • 2,6002017
  • 1,1302018
  • 1,3002019
  • 9802020
  • 1,1302021
  • 1,3002022
  • 1,3002023
  • 1,3602024
  • 1,3602025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 16 plants Showing 16 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,360 9.3 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,360 9.6 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9.3 in report
May 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9.5 in report
May 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,130 9.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 980 8.8 in report
May 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,130 9 in report
May 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9.1 in report
May 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,300 8.7 in report
May 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9 in report
June 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,030 9.6 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9 in report
April 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,300 8.9 in report
April 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 1,300 8.7 in report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

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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