The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has scheduled fishing stocking beginning the first week of April and running through the first week in June.

In total, nearly 40,000 Brown Trout between 8 and 15 inches are anticipated to be stocked in 18 different bodies of water across Sullivan County. The DEC said the actual number of fish to be stocked and times may vary depending on fish availability and weather conditions.

Fish are stocked with help from the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County (FOSCOSC).

Check out the website https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23285.html for complete details.

Beaver Brook in the Town of Highland will see 360 stocked trout during the third week of April. The fish will range in size from 9-10 inches up to 12-15 inches.

The Beaverkill River, located in the Town of Rockland, will see Brown Trout stocking beginning the third week of April through the first week of June. 7,800 fish will be released into the Beaverkill, ranging in size from 9-15 inches.

The North Branch of the Callicoon Creek will see approximately 1920 Brown Trout released beginning the second week of April through the fourth week of May. Again, the sizes will range from 9 to 15 inches.

In the main stem of the Callicoon Creek, stocking will begin the second week of April with about 690 Brown Trout released.

The East Branch of the Callicoon Creek will be stocked during the second week of April with over 2,660 Brown Trout scheduled to be released.

Chestnut Creek in Neversink will see 510 Brown Trout stocked during the second week of April. The trout will range in size from 9 to 15 inches.

Halfway Brook in Highland will be stocked
with 1,000 Browns during the third week of April.

The Little Beaverkill River in the Town of Liberty will be stocked the third week of April with nearly 1,520 Brown Trout.

Loch Sheldrake will be stocked in April with 910 eight-inch Brown Trout.

The Mongaup Reservoir in Lumberland is being stocked with 1,360 eight-inch Browns in the third week of April.

The Mongaup River will be receiving 840 Brown Trout ranging from 9-15 inches in the first week of April.

The Mongaup River, East Branch, in Bethel will see 830 Brown Trout released during the first week of April.

The Mongaup River, Middle Branch, located in the Town of Fallsburg, will see 680 Browns released during the first week of April.

And the Mongaup River, West Branch, in the Town Bethel, will see 590 trout stocked in early April.

The Neversink Reservoir in the Town of Neversink was stocked with 3,370 Browns last fall.

The Neversink River, which flows through the Towns of Fallsburg and Thompson, will see more than 8,320 trout stocked during April and May.

Ten Mile River, which flows through the Towns of Cochecton and Tusten, will be stocked with 760 trout during late April.

And finally, the Willowemoc Creek, which is located in the Towns of Neversink and Rockland, will be stocked from the third week of April through the first week of June. 

The DEC will release more than 15,500 Browns into these pristine waters, ranging in size from 9 inches up to 15 inches.

Please respect all private property rights, and please respect all game laws regarding creel limits and catch and release areas.