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Essex County

Ensign Pond

NYSDEC reported 250 trout stocked in Ensign Pond (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 .

A lake with forest and reflection
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Ensign Pond in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
250
yearly average, 2020–2024
400
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. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.

Last stocked, April 2025250250 brown trout
2025 · 250 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout250 fish · Average length: 11 in250111 in
2024 · 250 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout250 fish · Average length: 11 in250111 in
2023 · 300 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout300 fish · Average length: 14 in300114 in
Every year since 2020
YearFish
2025250 fish250
2024250 fish250
2023300 fish300
2022300 fish300
2021300 fish300
2020850 fish850
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

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

  1. 8502020: 850 fish
  2. 3002021: 300 fish
  3. 3002022: 300 fish
  4. 3002023: 300 fish
  5. 2502024: 250 fish
  6. 2502025: 250 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout2,250100%

Open on a map

Map point 44.0337, -73.6020: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 949674). 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 Ensign 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.

Bait and tackle

nearest 2
  • F.M.B. Bait and Tacklefishing and hunting store · Moriah7.0 mi
  • Norm's Bait & Tacklefishing and hunting store · Crown Point9.0 mi

Boats, kayaks and marinas

nearest 3

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
  • High Peaks Welcome Center Adirondack Mountainshotel · North Hudson6.0 mi
  • Collins Motel & Cabinshotel · Port Henry6.9 mi
  • The Village Inninn · Port Henry7.1 mi
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