Drain Pond
NYSDEC reported 160 trout stocked in Drain Pond (Franklin 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 .
Drain Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 160
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 140
- 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 | Rainbow trout160 fish | 160 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout160 fish · Average length: 9.1 in | 160 | 1 | 9.1 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout160 fish · Average length: 9.8 in | 160 | 1 | 9.8 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout150 fish · Average length: 9.1 in | 150 | 1 | 9.1 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025160 fish | 160 |
| 2024160 fish | 160 |
| 2023150 fish | 150 |
| 2022150 fish | 150 |
| 2021130 fish | 130 |
| 2020110 fish | 110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 860 | 100% |
Map point 44.7311, -74.1244: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 948630). 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 Franklin County: Salmon River, Chateaugay River, Lake Colby, Green Pond, Tupper Lake, Mountain Pond, Lake Clear, Malone Village Pond.
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 Drain 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 tackle
1 listed- Bill's Bait and Beerconvenience store · Bellmont9.8 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Smallmans' Marinemarina · Malone8.1 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- High Fallscampground · Bellmont2.8 mi
- Iron City RV ParkRV park · Lyon Mountain9.5 mi
- Ponderosa Campsitecampground · Chateaugay9.8 mi
Lodging
nearest 2- Kilburn Lodge, Indian Lake, Owls Head, NYlodge · Owls Head0.9 mi
- The Anchor at Upper Chateaugay Lakehotel · Lyon Mountain8.0 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.