Chapel Pond
NYSDEC reported 500 trout stocked in Chapel Pond (Essex County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is October 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Chapel Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 500
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 580
- 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. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Brook trout500 fish · Average length: 4.5 in | 500 | 1 | 4.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Brook trout500 fish · Average length: 5 in | 500 | 1 | 5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout500 fish · Average length: 4 in | 500 | 1 | 4 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025500 fish | 500 |
| 2024500 fish | 500 |
| 2023500 fish | 500 |
| 2022600 fish | 600 |
| 2021600 fish | 600 |
| 2020700 fish | 700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brook trout | 3,000 | 88% |
| Rainbow trout | 400 | 12% |
Map point 44.1397, -73.7480: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 946383). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.
Also in Essex County: West Branch Ausable River, Boreas River, East Branch Ausable River, La Chute River, Boquet River, Schroon River, Moose Pond, Ausable River.
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.
Near Chapel Pond
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Sharp Bridge Campgroundcampground · North Hudson7.5 mi
- Lincoln Pond Campsitecampground · Elizabethtown8.5 mi
- The Dancing Bear CampgroundRV park · New Russia8.5 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Mountain Meadowshotel · Keene Valley3.8 mi
- RoosterComb Inninn · Keene Valley3.9 mi
- Giant's View Lodgecabins · Keene Valley4.9 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.