Rutgers Creek
NYSDEC reported 360 trout stocked in Rutgers Creek (Orange County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is March 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Rutgers Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 360
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,940
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March - fourth week 2026 | Rainbow trout320 fish | 320 | 9– 10 inches |
| March - fourth week 2026 | Rainbow trout40 fish | 40 | 12–14 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout360 fish · Average length: 8.6–11.5 in | 360 | 4 | 8.6–11.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout1,720 fish · Average length: 9.1–11 in | 1,720 | 2 | 9.1–11 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout1,720 fish · Average length: 9.1–11.3 in | 1,720 | 2 | 9.1–11.3 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025360 fish | 360 |
| 20241,720 fish | 1,720 |
| 20231,720 fish | 1,720 |
| 20221,720 fish | 1,720 |
| 20211,720 fish | 1,720 |
| 20202,820 fish | 2,820 |
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 | 9,570 | 95% |
| Brown trout | 490 | 5% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Orange County: Neversink River, Ramapo River, Shawangunk Kill, Askoti Lake, Bull Pond, Moodna Creek, Round Pond, Walton 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.