Pelton Pond
NYSDEC reported 320 trout stocked in Pelton Pond (Putnam 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 .
Pelton Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 320
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 282
- 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 2026 | Rainbow trout310 fish | 310 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout320 fish · Average length: 9 in | 320 | 1 | 9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout320 fish · Average length: 8.9 in | 320 | 1 | 8.9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout300 fish · Average length: 9.4 in | 300 | 1 | 9.4 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025320 fish | 320 |
| 2024320 fish | 320 |
| 2023300 fish | 300 |
| 2022300 fish | 300 |
| 2021260 fish | 260 |
| 2020230 fish | 230 |
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 | 1,730 | 100% |
Map point 41.4607, -73.8289: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 960124). 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 Putnam County: Croton River East Branch, Croton River West Branch, Peekskill Hollow Brook, Stillwater Pond, West Branch Reservoir, Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida, Croton Falls Reservoir.
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 Pelton Pond
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
nearest 2- Big Wave Sport and Tacklesporting goods store · Mahopac8.0 mi
- Mohegan Sportsmanfishing and hunting store · Mohegan Lake9.7 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 3- Oscawana Marinaboat rental · Putnam Valley5.1 mi
- Hudson River Expeditionscanoe and kayak rental · Cold Spring7.4 mi
- Mahopac Marinamarina · Mahopac7.7 mi
Fishing guides and charters
1 listed- Off The Chartersfishing charter · Newburgh9.6 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Fahnestock State Park Campgroundcampground · Carmel0.4 mi
- Eden Village Campcampground · Putnam Valley3.8 mi
- Malouf's Mountain Campgroundcampground · Fishkill5.8 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Countryside Motelmotel · Cold Spring4.5 mi
- Americas Best Value Inn Highland Poughkeepsieresort · Highland4.5 mi
- Iberostar Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republichotel · Hopewell Junction4.8 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.