Pharaoh Lake
NYSDEC reported 10,000 trout stocked in Pharaoh Lake (Essex County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is September 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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Pharaoh Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 10,000
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 9,300
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout10,000 fish · Average length: 4.4 in | 10,000 | 1 | 4.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout10,000 fish · Average length: 4.3 in | 10,000 | 1 | 4.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout10,000 fish · Average length: 4.2 in | 10,000 | 1 | 4.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202510,000 fish | 10,000 |
| 202410,000 fish | 10,000 |
| 202310,000 fish | 10,000 |
| 202210,000 fish | 10,000 |
| 202110,000 fish | 10,000 |
| 20206,500 fish | 6,500 |
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 | 56,500 | 100% |
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 . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.