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Balfour Lake

28 records Last stocked: April 2025

The short answer

Balfour Lake was last stocked in April 2025: 790 Rainbow Trout (9 in).

County
Essex
Town
Minerva
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout
Records
28 stocking events
Official source
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation report

Location map

Balfour Lake location context

Approximate · county context
Albany County Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Chemung County Chenango County Clinton County Columbia County Cortland County Delaware County Dutchess County Erie County Essex County Franklin County Fulton County Genesee County Greene County Hamilton County Herkimer County Jefferson County Kings County Lewis County Livingston County Madison County Monroe County Montgomery County Nassau County New York County Niagara County Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Orange County Orleans County Oswego County Otsego County Putnam County Queens County Rensselaer County Richmond County Rockland County Saratoga County Schenectady County Schoharie County Schuyler County Seneca County St. Lawrence County Steuben County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tioga County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County Wyoming County Yates County NY Balfour Lake, Essex County Balfour Lake Courtney Pond, Essex County Courtney Pond Dimmick Pond, Essex County Dimmick Pond Ausable River East Branch, Essex County Ausable River East Branch Ausable River - West Branch, Essex County Ausable River - West Branch Big Sherman Pond, Essex County Big Sherman Pond Boquet River, Essex County Boquet River Boreas River, Essex County Boreas River Cheney Pond, Essex County Cheney Pond Essex County
Balfour LakeEssex County Courtney PondEssex County Dimmick PondEssex County Ausable River East BranchEssex County Ausable River - West BranchEssex County

Pins use the finest location published with the stocking record. County-level pins show area context, not an exact access point; confirm access and directions with the official agency source.

Agency records

Full stocking history

DateSpeciesFishSize
January 2026 sched Rainbow Trout 1,560 8 inches in
April 2025 Rainbow Trout 790 9 in
April 2025 Rainbow Trout 790 12 in
May 2024 Rainbow Trout 790 10 in
May 2024 Rainbow Trout 790 10 in
May 2023 Rainbow Trout 750 9 in
May 2023 Rainbow Trout 750 9 in
April 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,500 8.5 in
May 2021 Rainbow Trout 650 9 in
April 2021 Rainbow Trout 650 8.5 in
April 2020 Rainbow Trout 560 8.8 in
April 2020 Rainbow Trout 560 8.8 in
May 2019 Rainbow Trout 750 8.5 in
May 2018 Brown Trout 650 8.1 in
May 2018 Rainbow Trout 650 9 in
May 2017 Brown Trout 620 8 in
May 2017 Rainbow Trout 750 8.5 in
May 2015 Lake Trout 500 6.2 in
May 2015 Brown Trout 640 7.8 in
May 2015 Rainbow Trout 750 9.7 in
May 2014 Brown Trout 650 8.1 in
May 2014 Rainbow Trout 590 8.6 in
May 2013 Brown Trout 550 8.6 in
May 2013 Rainbow Trout 750 9 in
May 2012 Brown Trout 670 8.2 in
May 2012 Rainbow Trout 750 8.3 in
May 2011 Brown Trout 640 8.3 in
May 2011 Rainbow Trout 750 7.8 in

Records shown exactly as published by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

Data source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Last updated: .

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