Hudson River

Name: Trout stocking records: Hudson River, New York
Creator: Stocking Record

NYSDEC reported 13,400 trout stocked in Hudson River (Essex County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.

NYSDEC data pulled Nov 6, 2026.

A river with rocks and reflection — Photo: kissearth, Pixabay License, Pixabay

Hudson River in numbers

trout stocked in 2025: 13,400
yearly average, 2020–2024: 12,690
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, May 20256,0006,000 rainbow trout

Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)	Species	Fish	Size
Spring 2026	Rainbow trout6,240 fish	6,240	9– 10 inches
Spring 2026	Brown trout5,300 fish	5,300	9– 10 inches

2025 · 13,400 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
May	Rainbow trout6,000 fish · Average length: 8.9 in	6,000	1	8.9 in
April	Brown trout6,600 fish · Average length: 8–11 in	6,600	4	8–11 in
April	Rainbow trout800 fish · Average length: 11 in	800	1	11 in

2024 · 12,100 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
May	Rainbow trout6,000 fish · Average length: 9 in	6,000	1	9 in
May	Brown trout5,000 fish · Average length: 8.1 in	5,000	1	8.1 in
April	Rainbow trout700 fish · Average length: 12 in	700	1	12 in
April	Brown trout400 fish · Average length: 11 in	400	1	11 in

2023 · 12,300 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
May	Rainbow trout6,000 fish · Average length: 9.1 in	6,000	1	9.1 in
May	Brown trout5,000 fish · Average length: 9.1 in	5,000	1	9.1 in
April	Rainbow trout800 fish · Average length: 14 in	800	1	14 in
April	Brown trout500 fish · Average length: 14 in	500	1	14 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Fish
202513,400 fish	13,400
202412,100 fish	12,100
202312,300 fish	12,300
202212,300 fish	12,300
202113,250 fish	13,250
202013,500 fish	13,500

2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

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

14k2020: 13,500 fish
13k2021: 13,250 fish
12k2022: 12,300 fish
12k2023: 12,300 fish
12k2024: 12,100 fish
13k2025: 13,400 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	41,410	54%
Brown trout	35,440	46%

Where it is

New York trout stocking All Essex County waters

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

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 Nov 6, 2026. Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.