Brown Trout Stocked · 30 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Vernooy Kill fishing
Vernooy Kill fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. 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 2025
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 49
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 9 in
- Elevation
- 248 ft
Fish at Vernooy Kill
Brown Trout Stocked · 30 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 19 plants · last April 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Vernooy Kill is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
340
Fish stocked in 2012
2,640
Fish stocked in 2013
2,690
Fish stocked in 2014
2,750
Fish stocked in 2015
2,500
Fish stocked in 2016
2,250
Fish stocked in 2017
2,940
Fish stocked in 2018
2,750
Fish stocked in 2019
2,750
Fish stocked in 2020
2,640
Fish stocked in 2021
1,690
Fish stocked in 2022
240
Fish stocked in 2023
240
Fish stocked in 2024
250
Fish stocked in 2025
260
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Brown Trout | 230 | 7.1 in | report |
| April 2025 | Brown Trout | 30 | 12.1 in | report |
| April 2024 | Brown Trout | 30 | 11.2 in | report |
| April 2024 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.2 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brown Trout | 20 | 13.1 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brown Trout | 20 | 13.5 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brown Trout | 220 | 9 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 20 | 13.7 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brook Trout | 1,450 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2020 | Brown Trout | 110 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 2020 | Brook Trout | 550 | 8.2 in | report |
| April 2020 | Brown Trout | 180 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2020 | Brook Trout | 1,800 | 8.2 in | report |
| May 2019 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2019 | Brook Trout | 570 | 7.4 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.7 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,830 | 7.4 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brook Trout | 570 | 8.4 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 220 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,830 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | 120 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brook Trout | 780 | 9 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 210 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,830 | 9 in | report |
| May 2016 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.7 in | report |
| May 2016 | Brook Trout | 450 | 8.2 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 220 | 9 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,450 | 8.2 in | report |
| May 2015 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2015 | Brook Trout | 520 | 8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 210 | 8.3 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brook Trout | 1,640 | 8 in | report |
| May 2014 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9.1 in | report |
| May 2014 | Brook Trout | 570 | 8.4 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.4 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brook Trout | 1,830 | 8.4 in | report |
| May 2013 | Brown Trout | 110 | 9.2 in | report |
| May 2013 | Brook Trout | 570 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 180 | 8.7 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brook Trout | 1,830 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2012 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9.2 in | report |
| May 2012 | Brook Trout | 540 | 8.6 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8.7 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brook Trout | 1,750 | 8.6 in | report |
| May 2011 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.6 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 210 | 8.6 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Wawarsing
- Shore access
- Yes
DEC stocks the lower 0.8 mile, from the Rondout Creek confluence up to the Route 209 bridge. Upstream, pull-offs and small parking areas give access. A trail from the Upper Cherrytown Road lot crosses the creek at Vernooy Kill Falls, where it drops about 60 feet through small pools.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Vernooy Kill
Vernooy Kill is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Minnewaska State Park Preserve.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Vernooy Kill?
Fishing Vernooy Kill usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 30 of 49 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 9.4 in. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2021, averaging 8.4 in.
When is Vernooy Kill stocked?
Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 3.3 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.
How big are the fish stocked at Vernooy Kill?
Stocked fish average 9 in. Brown Trout average 9.4 in. Brook Trout average 8.4 in.
How do you get on Vernooy Kill?
Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Wawarsing. DEC stocks the lower 0.8 mile, from the Rondout Creek confluence up to the Route 209 bridge. Upstream, pull-offs and small parking areas give access. A trail from the Upper Cherrytown Road lot crosses the creek at Vernooy Kill Falls, where it drops about 60 feet through small pools.