Trout Brook fishing

Trout Brook fishing is stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 2.4 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Trout Brook
Photo: FossilDS, CC0
Last stocked
May 2025
Brook Trout
Plants on record
36
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
10.3 in
Elevation
805 ft

Fish at Trout Brook

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 26 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 11 in · 26 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last May 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2021 · avg 8.6 in · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Trout Brook is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Fish stocked in 2011

3,800

Fish stocked in 2012

3,900

Fish stocked in 2013

3,800

Fish stocked in 2014

3,060

Fish stocked in 2015

3,158

Fish stocked in 2017

3,400

Fish stocked in 2018

1,390

Fish stocked in 2019

1,600

Fish stocked in 2020

1,200

Fish stocked in 2021

1,986

Fish stocked in 2022

386

Fish stocked in 2023

386

Fish stocked in 2024

636

Fish stocked in 2025

636

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brook Trout35010.75 inreport
May 2025Brook Trout3615.75 inreport
April 2025Brook Trout25010.75 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout25010.25 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout3615.75 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout35010.25 inreport
April 2023Brook Trout35010.5 inreport
April 2023Brook Trout3615.85 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout3615.5 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout35010.5 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout1,6009.2 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3610 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout35010 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,2008.7 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout1,6008 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout1,3909.3 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout1,6009 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout6009.8 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout6009.8 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout6009.8 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout1,6008.5 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout6009.9 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout6009.9 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout3589.9 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout1,2608.2 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,80010.1 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout1,6009 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout70010.5 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout75010.5 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout75010.5 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout1,6008.3 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout7109.68 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout4909.26 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1,1009.26 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout1,6007.8 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout2,20010.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Pottersville

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

About Trout Brook

Photo of Trout Brook
FossilDS, CC0

Nearest lakes

Common questions

What fish are at Trout Brook?

Fishing Trout Brook usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 26 of 36 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 11 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2021, averaging 8.6 in.

When is Trout Brook stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 2.4 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. No plants recorded in 2016.

How big are the fish stocked at Trout Brook?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Brook Trout average 11 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.6 in.

Which lakes near Trout Brook were stocked more recently?

Schroon Lake (3.9 mi) was stocked more recently. Schroon Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.

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