Vanderwacker Pond
NYSDEC reported 270 trout stocked in Vanderwacker 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 .
Vanderwacker Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 270
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Brown trout270 fish | 270 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout270 fish · Average length: 8 in | 270 | 1 | 8 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout270 fish · Average length: 8.4 in | 270 | 1 | 8.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout260 fish · Average length: 8.5 in | 260 | 1 | 8.5 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025270 fish | 270 |
| 2024270 fish | 270 |
| 2023260 fish | 260 |
| 2022260 fish | 260 |
| 2021280 fish | 280 |
| 2020220 fish | 220 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 1,560 | 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.