When was Payne Lake last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was May 1 to 31, 2024 (brook trout, 550 fish), according to New York agency reports.

What kind of trout are stocked in Payne Lake?

Brook trout (2 stockings, 1,050 fish).

Payne Lake trout stocking

Watson, Lewis County, New York · lake

Payne Lake was last stocked 29 months ago (May 1 to 31, 2024). We have 2 stockings on record since May 1, 2023. Species stocked: brook trout.

Last stocked

29 months ago

May 1 to 31, 2024

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

0 stockings

On record

2 stockings

since May 1, 2023

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: INDEPENDENCE RIVER AT DONNATTSBURG NY (6 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow: 39 cfs; about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height: 3.26 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 44 cfs on Sep 23.

Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Payne Lake

Tonight
36°F
Clear
wind 5 mph
Friday
69°F
Patchy Frost then Sunny
wind 1 to 6 mph
Friday Night
45°F
Partly Cloudy
wind 6 mph
Saturday
66°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
18% rain · wind 3 to 7 mph
Saturday Night
48°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
18% rain · wind 7 mph
Sunday
64°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
35% rain · wind 6 mph

Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking	Typical size
Brook trout	2	1,050	525	9.3 in

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish	Pounds	Hatchery
May 1 to 31, 2024	Brook trout	550
May 1 to 31, 2023	Brook trout	500

From New York fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go.

Where is Payne Lake?

Watson, Lewis County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the USGS place-name point for this water, not an agency location.

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Stocked waters near Payne Lake

Cleveland Lakelake · 1 mistocked Sep 1, 2025
Black Creekstream · 8 mistocked May 1, 2024
Otter Creekstream · 8 mistocked May 1, 2025
Pine Lakelake · 10 mistocked Sep 1, 2025
Whetstone Creekstream · 10 mistocked Apr 1, 2024
Sunday Creekstream · 11 mistocked May 1, 2024
Middle Branch Lakelake · 12 mistocked Sep 1, 2025
Moose Riverstream · 12 mistocked May 1, 2024

All stocked waters in Lewis County Stocked this week in New York

Questions about Payne Lake

When was Payne Lake last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was May 1 to 31, 2024 (brook trout, 550 fish), according to New York agency reports.
What kind of trout are stocked in Payne Lake?: Brook trout (2 stockings, 1,050 fish).