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Essex County

Ward Pond

NYSDEC reported 130 trout stocked in Ward 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 .

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Ward Pond in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
130
yearly average, 2020–2024
130
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, April 2025130130 brown trout
Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)SpeciesFishSize
Spring 2026Brown trout140 fish1408 inches
2025 · 130 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout130 fish · Average length: 8 in13018 in
2024 · 140 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
AprilBrown trout140 fish · Average length: 8 in14018 in
2023 · 130 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
MayBrown trout130 fish · Average length: 8.5 in13018.5 in
Every year since 2020
YearFish
2025130 fish130
2024140 fish140
2023130 fish130
2022130 fish130
2021140 fish140
2020110 fish110
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

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

  1. 1102020: 110 fish
  2. 1402021: 140 fish
  3. 1302022: 130 fish
  4. 1302023: 130 fish
  5. 1402024: 140 fish
  6. 1302025: 130 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout780100%

Where it is

New York trout stockingAll Essex County waters

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Map point 44.0271, -74.1581: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 968788). 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 Ward 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 tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground3.6miLodging3.9mi

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 2
  • Tracy Campcabins · Newcomb3.9 mi
  • The Inn at Santanoniinn · Newcomb4.0 mi
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