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Fifth Lake Essex Chain

24 records Last stocked: May 2025

The short answer

Fifth Lake Essex Chain was last stocked in May 2025: 1,160 Rainbow Trout (8.1 in).

County
Essex
Town
Minerva
Species on record
Rainbow Trout, Landlocked Salmon
Records
24 stocking events
Official source
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation report

Location map

Fifth Lake Essex Chain 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 Fifth Lake Essex Chain, Essex County Fifth Lake Essex Chain 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 Balfour Lake, Essex County Balfour Lake Big Sherman Pond, Essex County Big Sherman Pond Boquet River, Essex County Boquet River Boreas River, Essex County Boreas River Essex County
Fifth Lake Essex ChainEssex 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 1,140 8 inches in
May 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,160 8.1 in
April 2025 Landlocked Salmon 100 7 in
May 2024 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.5 in
May 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,160 8.4 in
May 2023 Landlocked Salmon 90 6.8 in
May 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,100 8.4 in
May 2022 Landlocked Salmon 90 6.5 in
May 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,100 8.5 in
May 2021 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.7 in
May 2021 Rainbow Trout 960 8.5 in
May 2020 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.7 in
May 2020 Rainbow Trout 830 8.6 in
May 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,100 7.8 in
May 2018 Landlocked Salmon 100 7.2 in
May 2018 Rainbow Trout 960 8.3 in
May 2017 Landlocked Salmon 100 7 in
May 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,100 8 in
May 2015 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.8 in
May 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,100 8 in
May 2014 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.7 in
May 2014 Rainbow Trout 870 8.2 in
May 2013 Landlocked Salmon 100 6.9 in
May 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,100 7.7 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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