Cold Brook
NYSDEC reported 2,500 trout stocked in Cold Brook (Steuben 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 .

Cold Brook in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 2,500
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 2,900
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Rainbow trout2,500 fish | 2,500 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout2,500 fish · Average length: 6.3 in | 2,500 | 1 | 6.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout2,500 fish · Average length: 6.5 in | 2,500 | 1 | 6.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout2,500 fish · Average length: 6.5 in | 2,500 | 1 | 6.5 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20252,500 fish | 2,500 |
| 20242,500 fish | 2,500 |
| 20232,500 fish | 2,500 |
| 20222,500 fish | 2,500 |
| 20212,500 fish | 2,500 |
| 20204,500 fish | 4,500 |
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 | 17,000 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Steuben County: Cohocton River, Canisteo River, Bennett Creek, Meads Creek, Post 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.