Walton Lake
NYSDEC reported 3,940 trout stocked in Walton Lake (Orange 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 .
Walton Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 3,940
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 3,854
- 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 2026 | Brown trout400 fish | 400 | 12–15 inches |
| April - first week 2026 | Brown trout3,600 fish | 3,600 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout3,940 fish · Average length: 7–13.9 in | 3,940 | 2 | 7–13.9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout4,010 fish · Average length: 8.2–11.2 in | 4,010 | 2 | 8.2–11.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brown trout3,750 fish · Average length: 8.9–13.1 in | 3,750 | 2 | 8.9–13.1 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20253,940 fish | 3,940 |
| 20244,010 fish | 4,010 |
| 20233,750 fish | 3,750 |
| 20223,750 fish | 3,750 |
| 20214,470 fish | 4,470 |
| 20203,290 fish | 3,290 |
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 | 23,210 | 100% |
Map point 41.3070, -74.2224: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 968737). 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 Orange County: Neversink River, Ramapo River, Shawangunk Kill, Rutgers Creek, Askoti Lake, Bull Pond, Moodna Creek, Round Pond.
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 Walton 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.
- LaunchHand launch
- Car spaces7
From DEC’s list of boat launch sites by waterbody, data.ny.gov.
Bait and tackle
nearest 3- O & H Bait Shopfishing and hunting store · Chester4.8 mi
- Lake's End Watersportsfishing and hunting store · Greenwood Lake6.5 mi
- The Bait Shopsporting goods store · Greenwood Lake6.9 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 3- Sunnyside Landingmarina · Greenwood Lake6.5 mi
- Murphy's Cove Marinamarina · Greenwood Lake6.5 mi
- Bob's Marinamarina · Greenwood Lake6.9 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Round Pond Campground, West Point, NYcampground · Central Valley6.0 mi
- Tom Jones Sheltercampground6.6 mi
- Stock-bridge Shelter On Harriman-Bear Mountaincampground · Highland Falls7.5 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Cornerstone Lodge 711lodge · Monroe2.2 mi
- James Motelmotel · Monroe2.9 mi
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chester-Monroe-Goshenhotel · Chester3.7 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.