Colgate Lake
NYSDEC reported 720 trout stocked in Colgate Lake (Greene 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 .
Colgate Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 720
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 712
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Brown trout630 fish | 630 | 8 inches |
| Mid April 2026 | Brown trout120 fish | 120 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout720 fish · Average length: 7.3–11.6 in | 720 | 2 | 7.3–11.6 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout740 fish · Average length: 8.3–13.8 in | 740 | 2 | 8.3–13.8 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout760 fish · Average length: 8.9–13.7 in | 760 | 2 | 8.9–13.7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025720 fish | 720 |
| 2024740 fish | 740 |
| 2023760 fish | 760 |
| 2022700 fish | 700 |
| 2021750 fish | 750 |
| 2020610 fish | 610 |
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 | 4,280 | 100% |
Map point 42.2355, -74.1197: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 947126). 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 Greene County: Catskill Creek, Batavia Kill, Schoharie Creek, Basic Creek, Greens Lake, East Kill, West Kill, Batavia 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 Colgate 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.
Bait and tackle
1 listed- Clubhouse on the Clifffishing and hunting store · Purling7.2 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
1 listed- Atlantic Kayak Tourscanoe and kayak rental · Saugerties9.6 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Twilight Park Day Campcampground · Wappingers Falls2.3 mi
- North-South Lake Campgroundcampground4.0 mi
- North Pointcampground · Hunter4.2 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Katy Isaacson Elaine Gordon Lodgelodge · East Jewett0.5 mi
- Deer Mountain Inninn · Tannersville1.0 mi
- Wichwoodhotel · Tannersville1.6 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.