Vernooy Kill fishing

Fishing at Vernooy Kill is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

49

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

9 in

Elevation

248 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Shore access
Yes

A state trail from the Upper Cherrytown Road parking lot in Sundown Wild Forest runs about 1.8 miles to Vernooy Kill Falls, a series of small waterfalls and pools dropping roughly 30 feet, with a footbridge at the base.

Sources: water_type , access , shore_notes

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How Vernooy Kill is stocked

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

Fish at Vernooy Kill

Fishing Vernooy Kill is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 30 of 49 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Brown Trout 30 plants
Plants
30 of 49
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
9.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 19 plants
Plants
19 of 49
Last stocked
April 1, 2021
Average length
8.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3402011
  • 2,6402012
  • 2,6902013
  • 2,7502014
  • 2,5002015
  • 2,2502016
  • 2,9402017
  • 2,7502018
  • 2,7502019
  • 2,6402020
  • 1,6902021
  • 2402022
  • 2402023
  • 2502024
  • 2602025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 49 plants Showing 49 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 230 7.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 30 12.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 30 11.2 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 220 8.2 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 220 8.9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 20 13.1 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 20 13.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 220 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 220 8.9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 20 13.7 in report
April 1, 2021 Brook Trout 1,450 8.9 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 110 8.4 in report
May 1, 2020 Brook Trout 550 8.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 180 8.9 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 1,800 8.2 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 130 9.1 in report
May 1, 2019 Brook Trout 570 7.4 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 220 8.7 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,830 7.4 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 130 9.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 570 8.4 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 220 9.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,830 8.4 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 120 9.1 in report
May 1, 2017 Brook Trout 780 9 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 210 8.9 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,830 9 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 130 8.7 in report
May 1, 2016 Brook Trout 450 8.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 220 9 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,450 8.2 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 130 8.9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 520 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 210 8.3 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,640 8 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 130 9.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 570 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 220 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,830 8.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 110 9.2 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 570 8.9 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 180 8.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,830 8.9 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 130 9.2 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 540 8.6 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 220 8.7 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,750 8.6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 130 8.6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 210 8.6 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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