Black River
NYSDEC reported 17,520 trout stocked in Black River (Lewis County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Black River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 17,520
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 11,349
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May - second week 2026 | Brown trout8,380 fish | 8,380 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - second week 2026 | Brown trout1,010 fish | 1,010 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout17,520 fish · Average length: 7.3–14.2 in | 17,520 | 3 | 7.3–14.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout8,820 fish · Average length: 8.5–13.8 in | 8,820 | 3 | 8.5–13.8 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout8,790 fish · Average length: 8.9–13.2 in | 8,790 | 3 | 8.9–13.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202517,520 fish | 17,520 |
| 20248,820 fish | 8,820 |
| 20238,790 fish | 8,790 |
| 20228,790 fish | 8,790 |
| 202111,176 fish | 11,176 |
| 202019,170 fish | 19,170 |
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 | 37,740 | 51% |
| Rainbow trout | 34,240 | 46% |
| Brook trout | 2,286 | 3% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Lewis County: Fish Creek East Branch, Alder Creek, Otter Creek, Point Rock Creek, Bonaparte Lake, Forestry Pond, Indian River, Oswegatchie River West Branch.
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.