Prairie Lake
NYSDEC reported 300 trout stocked in Prairie Lake (Fulton 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.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Prairie Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 300
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 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 trout300 fish · Average length: 4.2 in | 300 | 1 | 4.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 4.2 in | 300 | 1 | 4.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 4.2 in | 300 | 1 | 4.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025300 fish | 300 |
| 2024300 fish | 300 |
| 2023300 fish | 300 |
| 2022300 fish | 300 |
| 2021300 fish | 300 |
| 2020300 fish | 300 |
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 | 1,800 | 100% |
Map point 43.1783, -74.4741: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 961087). 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 Fulton County: Cayadutta Creek, Northville Pond, East Canada Creek, Middle Sprite Creek, Canada Lake, Wolford's Pond, West Caroga Lake, Broomstick Lake.
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 Prairie Lake
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.
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 2- Caroga Lake Marinamarina · Caroga Lake3.4 mi
- Pecks Lake Resortboat rental · Gloversville5.5 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Pine Lake Parkcampground · Caroga Lake2.4 mi
- Southern Adirondack Pines Campground & Cabinscampground · Caroga Lake2.6 mi
- Caroga Lake Campgroundcampground · Caroga3.7 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Pine Lake Lodgelodge · Caroga Lake2.6 mi
- Auskerada Lodgelodge · Caroga Lake2.8 mi
- Sky High Miniatureshotel · Gloversville4.7 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.