Spruce Mill Brook
NYSDEC reported 1,240 trout stocked in Spruce Mill Brook (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 .
Spruce Mill Brook in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,240
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,687
- 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, 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.
| When (DEC wording) | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| May - second week 2026 | Brook trout890 fish | 890 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - first week 2026 | Brown trout590 fish | 590 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - first week 2026 | Brown trout70 fish | 70 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout580 fish · Average length: 9.5 in | 580 | 1 | 9.5 in |
| April | Brown trout660 fish · Average length: 8–13.1 in | 660 | 2 | 8–13.1 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout810 fish · Average length: 9.2 in | 810 | 1 | 9.2 in |
| April | Brown trout630 fish · Average length: 9.3–13.1 in | 630 | 2 | 9.3–13.1 in |
| March | Brook trout250 fish · Average length: 7 in | 250 | 1 | 7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout810 fish · Average length: 8.9 in | 810 | 1 | 8.9 in |
| May | Brown trout620 fish · Average length: 9.3–13.2 in | 620 | 2 | 9.3–13.2 in |
| April | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 7 in | 300 | 1 | 7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20251,240 fish | 1,240 |
| 20241,690 fish | 1,690 |
| 20231,730 fish | 1,730 |
| 20221,730 fish | 1,730 |
| 20211,570 fish | 1,570 |
| 20201,715 fish | 1,715 |
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 | 5,535 | 57% |
| Brown trout | 4,140 | 43% |
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.