East Lake
NYSDEC reported 790 trout stocked in East Lake (Suffolk 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 .
East Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 790
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 674
- 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 | Rainbow trout520 fish | 520 | 8 inches |
| April 2026 | Brown trout270 fish | 270 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout520 fish · Average length: 8.7 in | 520 | 1 | 8.7 in |
| April | Brown trout270 fish · Average length: 7 in | 270 | 1 | 7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout520 fish · Average length: 9.1 in | 520 | 1 | 9.1 in |
| April | Brown trout270 fish · Average length: 8.3 in | 270 | 1 | 8.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout500 fish · Average length: 9.3 in | 500 | 1 | 9.3 in |
| April | Brown trout260 fish · Average length: 8.9 in | 260 | 1 | 8.9 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025790 fish | 790 |
| 2024790 fish | 790 |
| 2023760 fish | 760 |
| 2022500 fish | 500 |
| 2021720 fish | 720 |
| 2020600 fish | 600 |
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 | 2,860 | 69% |
| Brown trout | 1,300 | 31% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Suffolk County: Carmans River, Upper Lake, Belmont Lake, Hards Lake, Nissequogue River, West Lake, Argyle Lake, Carlls River.
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.