Elbow Creek Reservoir
NYSDEC reported 210 trout stocked in Elbow Creek Reservoir (Hamilton County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is June 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Elbow Creek Reservoir in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 210
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Brook trout220 fish | 220 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Rainbow trout210 fish · Average length: 10 in | 210 | 1 | 10 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout220 fish · Average length: 9 in | 220 | 1 | 9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Brook trout200 fish · Average length: 9 in | 200 | 1 | 9 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025210 fish | 210 |
| 2024220 fish | 220 |
| 2023200 fish | 200 |
| 2022200 fish | 200 |
| 2021100 fish | 100 |
| 2020250 fish | 250 |
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 | 970 | 82% |
| Rainbow trout | 210 | 18% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Hamilton County: Sacandaga River, Indian River, Indian Lake, Jessup River, Lake Eaton, Blue Mountain Lake, Raquette Lake, Seventh 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.