Harwood Lake
NYSDEC reported 6,445 trout stocked in Harwood Lake (Cattaraugus County) in 2024, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is October 2024. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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Harwood Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2024
- 6,445
- yearly average, 2020–2023
- 4,354
- years stocked since 2020
- 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Rainbow trout4,780 fish | 4,780 | 8 inches |
| April - second week 2026 | Brown trout400 fish | 400 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Brook trout425 fish · Average length: 13.6–20.3 in | 425 | 2 | 13.6–20.3 in |
| October | Rainbow trout30 fish · Average length: 31.5 in | 30 | 1 | 31.5 in |
| April | Rainbow trout2,200 fish · Average length: 10 in | 2,200 | 1 | 10 in |
| April | Brook trout800 fish · Average length: 13.6 in | 800 | 1 | 13.6 in |
| April | Brown trout370 fish · Average length: 13.5 in | 370 | 1 | 13.5 in |
| March | Rainbow trout2,620 fish · Average length: 9.5 in | 2,620 | 1 | 9.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Brook trout390 fish · Average length: 14.6–19.3 in | 390 | 2 | 14.6–19.3 in |
| April | Rainbow trout4,600 fish · Average length: 9.1–9.4 in | 4,600 | 2 | 9.1–9.4 in |
| April | Brown trout350 fish · Average length: 13.7 in | 350 | 1 | 13.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout3,450 fish · Average length: 8–9 in | 3,450 | 2 | 8–9 in |
| April | Brown trout350 fish · Average length: 13.5 in | 350 | 1 | 13.5 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20246,445 fish | 6,445 |
| 20235,340 fish | 5,340 |
| 20223,800 fish | 3,800 |
| 20214,360 fish | 4,360 |
| 20203,915 fish | 3,915 |
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 | 20,370 | 85% |
| Brown trout | 1,800 | 8% |
| Brook trout | 1,690 | 7% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Cattaraugus County: Case Lake, Quaker Lake, New Albion Lake, Red House Lake, Lake Flavia, Great Valley Creek, Ischua Creek, Red House Brook.
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.