Basic Creek
NYSDEC reported 500 trout stocked in Basic Creek (Albany County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is April 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Basic Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 500
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 308
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals, and the spring plan DEC published for this water. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| When (DEC wording) | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| April - first week 2026 | Rainbow trout220 fish | 220 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - first week 2026 | Brown trout30 fish | 30 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout440 fish · Average length: 9.4 in | 440 | 2 | 9.4 in |
| April | Brown trout60 fish · Average length: 13.9 in | 60 | 2 | 13.9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout30 fish · Average length: 13.7 in | 30 | 1 | 13.7 in |
| March | Rainbow trout260 fish · Average length: 9.1 in | 260 | 1 | 9.1 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout30 fish · Average length: 13.1 in | 30 | 1 | 13.1 in |
| March | Rainbow trout260 fish · Average length: 9.2 in | 260 | 1 | 9.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025500 fish | 500 |
| 2024290 fish | 290 |
| 2023290 fish | 290 |
| 2022290 fish | 290 |
| 2021290 fish | 290 |
| 2020380 fish | 380 |
Trout stocked each year
DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 1,860 | 91% |
| Brown trout | 180 | 9% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Albany County: Thompsons Lake, Vly Creek, Hannacrois Creek, Six Mile Waterworks.
Source: DEC fish stocking lists (actual), data.ny.gov and the DEC spring trout stocking plan, data.ny.gov, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.