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Third Lake Essex Chain - stocking report

Third Lake Essex Chain was last stocked in May 2025: 2,100 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

Full stocking history

DateSpeciesFishSize
January 2026 sched Rainbow Trout 2,080 8 inches in
May 2025 Rainbow Trout 2,100 8.1 in
April 2025 Landlocked Salmon 310 7 in
May 2024 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.5 in
May 2024 Rainbow Trout 2,100 8.4 in
May 2023 Landlocked Salmon 270 6.8 in
May 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,000 8.4 in
May 2022 Landlocked Salmon 280 6.5 in
May 2022 Rainbow Trout 2,000 8.5 in
May 2021 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.7 in
May 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,740 8.5 in
May 2020 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.7 in
May 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,500 8.6 in
May 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,000 7.8 in
May 2018 Landlocked Salmon 300 7.2 in
May 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,740 8.3 in
May 2017 Landlocked Salmon 300 7 in
May 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,000 8 in
May 2015 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.8 in
May 2015 Rainbow Trout 2,000 8 in
May 2014 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.7 in
May 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,580 8.2 in
May 2013 Landlocked Salmon 300 6.9 in
May 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,000 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: .