Brown Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Winch Pond fishing
Winch Pond fishing 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 2025
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 21
- Since 2012
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 5.8 in
- Elevation
- 1,844 ft
Fish at Winch Pond
Brown Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last October 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Winch Pond is stocked
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 stocked in 2012
190
Fish stocked in 2013
300
Fish stocked in 2014
800
Fish stocked in 2015
550
Fish stocked in 2016
660
Fish stocked in 2017
650
Fish stocked in 2018
550
Fish stocked in 2019
770
Fish stocked in 2020
448
Fish stocked in 2021
670
Fish stocked in 2022
210
Fish stocked in 2023
210
Fish stocked in 2024
230
Fish stocked in 2025
220
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Brown Trout | 220 | 8 in | report |
| April 2024 | Brown Trout | 230 | 8 in | report |
| May 2023 | Brown Trout | 210 | 8.5 in | report |
| May 2022 | Brown Trout | 210 | 8.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 550 | 4 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 120 | 8 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 358 | 4.5 in | report |
| May 2020 | Brown Trout | 90 | 9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 660 | 4 in | report |
| May 2019 | Brown Trout | 110 | 8 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 440 | 4 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | 110 | 8 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 550 | 4 in | report |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | 100 | 8 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 550 | 4 in | report |
| May 2016 | Brown Trout | 110 | 7.3 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 550 | 4 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brown Trout | 250 | 0.4 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 550 | 4 in | report |
| October 2013 | Brook Trout | 300 | 3.9 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 190 | 4.3 in | report |
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Wilmington
Small pond in the Sentinel Range Wilderness that DEC calls more of a wetland pond. A 0.75-mile loop trail to it leaves the Owen Pond-Copperas Pond Trail just west of Copperas Pond; both trailheads are on Route 86, about 5.5 and 6.6 miles from Lake Placid toward Wilmington.
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Common questions
What fish are at Winch Pond?
Fishing Winch Pond usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 11 of 21 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 7.4 in. Brook Trout was last stocked October 2021, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Winch Pond stocked?
Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2012, most often in May and September.
How big are the fish stocked at Winch Pond?
Stocked fish average 5.8 in. Brown Trout average 7.4 in. Brook Trout average 4.1 in.
How do you get on Winch Pond?
The nearest town is Wilmington. Small pond in the Sentinel Range Wilderness that DEC calls more of a wetland pond. A 0.75-mile loop trail to it leaves the Owen Pond-Copperas Pond Trail just west of Copperas Pond; both trailheads are on Route 86, about 5.5 and 6.6 miles from Lake Placid toward Wilmington.
Which lakes near Winch Pond were stocked more recently?
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.