Hinckley Reservoir
NYSDEC reported 21,000 trout stocked in Hinckley Reservoir (Oneida 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.
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Hinckley Reservoir in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 21,000
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 7,768
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early May 2026 | Rainbow trout5,200 fish | 5,200 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout21,000 fish · Average length: 0–8.7 in | 21,000 | 4 | 0–8.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout4,400 fish · Average length: 9.2–9.7 in | 4,400 | 3 | 9.2–9.7 in |
| April | Rainbow trout2,000 fish · Average length: 9 in | 2,000 | 1 | 9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout5,000 fish · Average length: 9.2 in | 5,000 | 2 | 9.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202521,000 fish | 21,000 |
| 20246,400 fish | 6,400 |
| 20235,000 fish | 5,000 |
| 20225,000 fish | 5,000 |
| 20214,350 fish | 4,350 |
| 202018,090 fish | 18,090 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 59,840 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Oneida County: West Canada Creek, Mohawk River, Fish Creek West Branch, Black River, Fish Creek East Branch, Oriskany Creek, Sauquoit Creek, Lansing Kill.
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.