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Hemlock Lake

NYSDEC reported 9,510 trout stocked in Hemlock Lake (Livingston County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is October 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.

NYSDEC data pulled .

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Hemlock Lake in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
9,510
yearly average, 2020–2024
9,544
years stocked since 2020
6
Stocking log

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.

Last stocked, October 20256,6006,600 lake trout
2025 · 9,510 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
OctoberLake trout6,600 fish · Average length: 6.6 in6,60016.6 in
MarchLake trout2,910 fish · Average length: 8.4 in2,91018.4 in
2024 · 9,100 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
OctoberLake trout6,600 fish · Average length: 6.8 in6,60016.8 in
MarchLake trout2,500 fish · Average length: 8.4 in2,50018.4 in
2023 · 9,690 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
OctoberLake trout6,600 fish · Average length: 6.1 in6,60016.1 in
AprilLake trout3,090 fish · Average length: 8.2 in3,09018.2 in
Every year since 2020
YearFish
20259,510 fish9,510
20249,100 fish9,100
20239,690 fish9,690
20229,800 fish9,800
202110,048 fish10,048
20209,080 fish9,080
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 9.1k2020: 9,080 fish
  2. 10k2021: 10,048 fish
  3. 9.8k2022: 9,800 fish
  4. 9.7k2023: 9,690 fish
  5. 9.1k2024: 9,100 fish
  6. 9.5k2025: 9,510 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Lake trout56,84099%
Brook trout3881%

Open on a map

Map point 42.7256, -77.6090: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 952563). 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 Livingston County: Springwater Creek, Sugar Creek, Rattlesnake Pond 1, Rattlesnake Pond 2.

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 Hemlock 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

Boats, kayaks and marinas

nearest 3

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
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