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New York · Essex County

Balfour Lake - stocking report

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

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: .