Spectacle Pond fishing

Spectacle Pond fishing is stocked with Brook Trout on a natural lake. Also recorded: Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, and Pearl Dace. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Spectacle Pond
Photo: Edmund Rozell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
September 2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
28
Since 2011
Species stocked
1 (+4 also recorded)
Average size
5.7 in
Elevation
1,168 ft

Fish at Spectacle Pond

1 stocked · 4 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 28 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked September 2025 · avg 5.7 in · 28 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

Spectacle Pond is a 33-acre (13 ha) pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area of New York State. The waterbody contains brown bullhead and brown trout. A 1.7 mi (2.7 km) trail leads to the south shore of Spectacle Pond. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)

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How Spectacle Pond is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

1,150

Fish stocked in 2012

1,200

Fish stocked in 2013

1,300

Fish stocked in 2014

1,700

Fish stocked in 2015

1,700

Fish stocked in 2016

1,800

Fish stocked in 2017

1,200

Fish stocked in 2018

1,260

Fish stocked in 2019

1,740

Fish stocked in 2020

905

Fish stocked in 2021

1,500

Fish stocked in 2022

1,500

Fish stocked in 2023

1,500

Fish stocked in 2024

1,450

Fish stocked in 2025

1,200

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 2025Brook Trout1,2004.5 inreport
September 2024Brook Trout1,2004.3 inreport
March 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
September 2023Brook Trout1,2004.2 inreport
March 2023Brook Trout3007 inreport
September 2022Brook Trout1,2004.5 inreport
April 2022Brook Trout3007 inreport
September 2021Brook Trout1,2003.9 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
September 2020Brook Trout7803.9 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1258 inreport
September 2019Brook Trout1,4404.2 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout3008 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout3006 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout9604.2 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout1,2004.1 inreport
October 2016Brook Trout1,2004.2 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout6008 inreport
October 2015Brook Trout1,2004.3 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout5008 inreport
September 2014Brook Trout1,2003.8 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout5008 inreport
September 2013Brook Trout8003.4 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout5008 inreport
November 2012Brook Trout7004.7 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout5006 inreport
October 2011Brook Trout6504.2 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout5008 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Schroon
Facilities
camping

DEC's 1.7-mile Spectacle Pond Trail climbs about 295 feet from the trailhead on East Shore Road, Schroon, to the south shore, where DEC has a tent site. Paths lead partway around; the marshy north end is poor for shore fishing, most other sides are good.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

About Spectacle Pond

Photo of Spectacle Pond
Edmund Rozell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Gull Pond 1.4 mi last stocked September 2025 Goose Pond 2.3 mi last stocked April 2025 Glidden Marsh 2.9 mi last stocked April 2025 Whortleberry Pond 3.2 mi last stocked September 2025 Oxshoe Pond 3.3 mi last stocked September 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Spectacle Pond?

Fishing Spectacle Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 28 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 5.7 in. Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, and Pearl Dace are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Spectacle Pond stocked?

Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and September.

How big are the fish stocked at Spectacle Pond?

Brook Trout stocked at Spectacle Pond average 5.7 in.

How do you get on Spectacle Pond?

The nearest town is Schroon. Facilities include camping. DEC's 1.7-mile Spectacle Pond Trail climbs about 295 feet from the trailhead on East Shore Road, Schroon, to the south shore, where DEC has a tent site. Paths lead partway around; the marshy north end is poor for shore fishing, most other sides are good.

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