Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.2 in · 15 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideWhortleberry Pond fishing
Whortleberry Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, White Sucker, Golden Shiner, and Creek Chub. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 1 (+5 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.2 in
- Elevation
- 1,098 ft
Fish at Whortleberry Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk sunfish Confirmed present
Redbreast Sunfish Confirmed present White Sucker Confirmed present
Golden Shiner Confirmed present
Creek Chub Confirmed present
How Whortleberry Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
1,000
Fish stocked in 2012
1,000
Fish stocked in 2013
1,300
Fish stocked in 2014
1,900
Fish stocked in 2015
1,900
Fish stocked in 2016
1,900
Fish stocked in 2017
1,900
Fish stocked in 2018
1,510
Fish stocked in 2019
2,280
Fish stocked in 2020
1,230
Fish stocked in 2021
1,900
Fish stocked in 2022
1,900
Fish stocked in 2023
1,900
Fish stocked in 2024
1,900
Fish stocked in 2025
1,900
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 1,230 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 2,280 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,510 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 1,900 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 1,300 | 3.4 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 4.7 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 1,000 | 4.2 in | report |
Access and facts
Trail-only pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Hike in from the Pharaoh Lake Road Trailhead on the Pharaoh Lake, Pharaoh Lake East Shore and Whortleberry Pond trails (DEC's 1992 plan put it at 2.8 miles), or from the New Hague Road Trailhead via the Spring Hill Pond Trail.
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Common questions
What fish are at Whortleberry Pond?
Fishing Whortleberry Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 15 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.2 in. sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, White Sucker, and Golden Shiner, plus 1 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Whortleberry Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Whortleberry Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Whortleberry Pond average 4.2 in.
How do you get on Whortleberry Pond?
Trail-only pond in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Hike in from the Pharaoh Lake Road Trailhead on the Pharaoh Lake, Pharaoh Lake East Shore and Whortleberry Pond trails (DEC's 1992 plan put it at 2.8 miles), or from the New Hague Road Trailhead via the Spring Hill Pond Trail.