Payne Brook
NYSDEC reported 390 trout stocked in Payne Brook (Madison 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 .
Payne Brook in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 390
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 428
- 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 - second week 2026 | Brown trout350 fish | 350 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - second week 2026 | Brown trout40 fish | 40 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout390 fish · Average length: 9.4–14.3 in | 390 | 2 | 9.4–14.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout370 fish · Average length: 9.4–13.6 in | 370 | 2 | 9.4–13.6 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout370 fish · Average length: 9.3–13.6 in | 370 | 2 | 9.3–13.6 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025390 fish | 390 |
| 2024370 fish | 370 |
| 2023370 fish | 370 |
| 2022370 fish | 370 |
| 2021370 fish | 370 |
| 2020660 fish | 660 |
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 | 2,530 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Madison County: Chittenango Creek, Beaver Creek, Chenango River, Sangerfield River, Oneida Creek, Cowaselon Creek, Lebanon Reservoir, Limestone Creek.
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.