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Lake Ontario Fish Stocking

Monroe County, New York · 2011 to 2025 on record

According to DEC records, Lake Ontario has 161 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2025.

Lake Ontario stocking
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161
Stocking records
2,380,370
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2025
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

15 seasons on record, most in the 2014 (18 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

5 records
2025 · 121,660 fish
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Brown Trout 127 records
Rainbow Trout 29 records
Lake Herring (Cisco) 5 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Monroe County

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Stocking history

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

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Brown Trout 25,630 7.9 May
Brown Trout 25,520 8.1 April
Brown Trout 25,630 8 May
Brown Trout 25,630 7.9 May
Brown Trout 19,250 7.9 April

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Quick facts

Latest season 2025
Most stocked Brown Trout
Species Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Lake Herring (Cisco)
County Monroe
Seasons on record 2011 – 2025
Fish reported 2,380,370
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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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Frequently asked questions

DEC records show Lake Ontario stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Lake Herring (Cisco).

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