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Essex County

Eagle Lake

NYSDEC reported 4,510 trout stocked in Eagle Lake (Essex 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 .

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Eagle Lake in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
4,510
yearly average, 2020–2024
6,989
years stocked since 2020
6
Stocking log

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.

Last stocked, April 20254,5104,510 brown trout
Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)SpeciesFishSize
Spring 2026Brown trout4,140 fish4,1408 inches
2025 · 4,510 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout4,510 fish · Average length: 8.1–11 in4,51028.1–11 in
2024 · 4,580 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout4,180 fish · Average length: 8.4 in4,18018.4 in
MarchBrown trout400 fish · Average length: 11 in400111 in
2023 · 4,310 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout4,310 fish · Average length: 9.2–14 in4,31029.2–14 in
Every year since 2020
YearFish
20254,510 fish4,510
20244,580 fish4,580
20234,310 fish4,310
20224,670 fish4,670
20214,805 fish4,805
202016,580 fish16,580
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 17k2020: 16,580 fish
  2. 4.8k2021: 4,805 fish
  3. 4.7k2022: 4,670 fish
  4. 4.3k2023: 4,310 fish
  5. 4.6k2024: 4,580 fish
  6. 4.5k2025: 4,510 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout39,455100%

Open on a map

Map point 43.8809, -73.5830: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 948926). 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 Eagle Lake

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.

Eagle Lake boat launchNY DEC · 1.2 mi from the map point
  • LaunchTrailer, unimproved
  • Trailer spaces6

From DEC’s list of boat launch sites by waterbody, data.ny.gov.

Boats, kayaks and marinas

nearest 3

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
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