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Independence Lake Fish Stocking

Herkimer County, New York · 2011 to 2024 on record

According to DEC records, Independence Lake has 14 stocking records on file across 1 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2024.

Independence Lake stocking
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14
Stocking records
12,700
Fish reported stocked
1
Species
2024
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

13 seasons on record, most in the 2013 (2 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

1 records
2024 · 500 fish
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). New York's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Brook Trout 14 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Herkimer County

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Brook Trout 500 4.2 September

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Quick facts

Latest season 2024
Most stocked Brook Trout
Species Brook Trout
County Herkimer
Seasons on record 2011 – 2024
Fish reported 12,700
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Data source

Compiled from public records published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by DEC.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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DEC records show Independence Lake stocked with Brook Trout.

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