Otsego County, New York trout stocking
New York stocks 14 waters in Otsego County (6 lakes and ponds, 8 streams). The most recent stocking was Arnold Lake, 17 months ago (Jun 2025). Most stockings here come in April. On our record, 4 of these waters have been stocked in November and December.
Updated nightly from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) stocking data.
When Otsego County is stocked
Otsego County waters stocked in November and December
Across every year on record, most stocking days first. Past years are a guide, not a schedule.
- 1.Gilbert LakeNew Lisbon3 stocking days in 3 years, last Nov 2023
- 2.Arnold LakeHartwick2 stocking days in 2 years, last Nov 2022
- 3.Basswood PondBurlington2 stocking days in 2 years, last Nov 2021
- 4.Arnold Lake1 stocking day, last Nov 2024
Stocked waters in Otsego County
| Water | Type | Last stocked | On record | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Lake | lake | Jun 2025 | 3 | Rainbow trout |
| Gilbert Lake | lake | Jun 2025 | 2 | Rainbow trout |
| Arnold Lake(Hartwick) | lake | Apr 2025 | 30 | Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Basswood Pond(Burlington) | pond | Apr 2025 | 43 | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Elk Brook(Maryland) | stream | Apr 2025 | 26 | Brown trout |
| Gilbert Lake(New Lisbon) | lake | Apr 2025 | 35 | Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Otego Creek(Laurens) | stream | Apr 2025 | 6 | Brown trout |
| Otego Creek(Hartwick) | stream | Apr 2025 | 24 | Brown trout |
| Otsego Lake(Middlefield) | lake | Apr 2025 | 11 | Lake trout |
| Schenevus Creek(Maryland) | stream | Apr 2025 | 37 | Brown trout |
| Wharton Creek(Edmestom) | stream | Apr 2025 | 29 | Brown trout |
| Wharton Creek(Burlington) | stream | Apr 2025 | 29 | Brown trout |
| Otsdawa Creek(Otego) | stream | Apr 2023 | 11 | Brown trout |
| Oaks Creek(Hartwick) | stream | Apr 2020 | 10 | Brown trout |
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