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Ashokan Reservoir (West Basin)

NYSDEC reported 8,030 trout stocked in Ashokan Reservoir (West Basin) (Ulster County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.

NYSDEC data pulled .

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Ashokan Reservoir (West Basin) in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
8,030
yearly average, 2020–2024
8,796
years stocked since 2020
5
Stocking log

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.

Last stocked, May 20258,0308,030 brown trout
Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)SpeciesFishSize
June 2026Brown trout8,110 fish8,1108 inches
2025 · 8,030 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
MayBrown trout8,030 fish · Average length: 7.1 in8,03017.1 in
2024 · 8,190 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
MayBrown trout8,190 fish · Average length: 6.8 in8,19016.8 in
2023 · 10,800 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
MayBrown trout10,800 fish · Average length: 6.1 in10,80016.1 in
Every year since 2020
YearFish
20258,030 fish8,030
20248,190 fish8,190
202310,800 fish10,800
20218,370 fish8,370
202016,620 fish16,620
2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 17k2020: 16,620 fish
  2. 8.4k2021: 8,370 fish
  3. –2022: 0 fish
  4. 11k2023: 10,800 fish
  5. 8.2k2024: 8,190 fish
  6. 8.0k2025: 8,030 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout52,010100%

Open on a map

Map point 41.9591, -74.2426: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 2703488). 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 Ulster County: Plattekill Creek, Rondout Creek, Sawkill Creek, Beer Kill, Black Creek, Sandburg Creek, Vernooy Kill, Ashokan Reservoir (East Basin).

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 Ashokan Reservoir (West Basin)

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 tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground4.9miLodging1.8mi

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
  • Reservoir Motel Incmotel · Shokan1.8 mi
  • Ashokan Dreamshotel · West Shokan1.9 mi
  • The Henryhotel · Olivebridge5.6 mi
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