Winch Pond fishing

Fishing at Winch Pond has Brook Trout and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2012, most often in May and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

21

Since 2012

Species recorded

2

Average size

5.8 in

Elevation

1,844 ft

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How Winch Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of May. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, earlier than usual.

Warren Pond (1.4 mi) and Connery Pond (2.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Warren Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout and Connery Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Winch Pond

Fishing Winch Pond is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 11 of 21 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Brown Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 21
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
7.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 10 plants
Plants
10 of 21
Last stocked
October 1, 2021
Average length
4.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1902012
  • 3002013
  • 8002014
  • 5502015
  • 6602016
  • 6502017
  • 5502018
  • 7702019
  • 4482020
  • 6702021
  • 2102022
  • 2102023
  • 2302024
  • 2202025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 220 8 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 230 8 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 210 8.5 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 210 8.5 in report
October 1, 2021 Brook Trout 550 4 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 120 8 in report
September 1, 2020 Brook Trout 358 4.5 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 90 9 in report
September 1, 2019 Brook Trout 660 4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 110 8 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 440 4 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 110 8 in report
September 1, 2017 Brook Trout 550 4 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 8 in report
October 1, 2016 Brook Trout 550 4 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 110 7.3 in report
September 1, 2015 Brook Trout 550 4 in report
October 1, 2014 Brown Trout 250 0.4 in report
October 1, 2014 Brook Trout 550 4 in report
October 1, 2013 Brook Trout 300 3.9 in report
November 1, 2012 Brook Trout 190 4.3 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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