Buck Pond
NYSDEC reported 300 trout stocked in Buck Pond (Herkimer County) in 2024, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is September 2024. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .

Buck Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2024
- 300
- yearly average, 2020–2023
- 602
- years stocked since 2020
- 5
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: 4.3 in | 300 | 1 | 4.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 4 in | 300 | 1 | 4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 4 in | 300 | 1 | 4 in |
| September | Brook trout500 fish · Average length: 4 in | 500 | 1 | 4 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2024300 fish | 300 |
| 2023300 fish | 300 |
| 2022800 fish | 800 |
| 2021800 fish | 800 |
| 2020510 fish | 510 |
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 | 2,710 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Herkimer County: West Canada Creek, Fourth Lake, Unadilla River, Third Lake, Twitchell Lake, Otsquago Creek, Beardsley Lake, Big Moose 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.