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West Branch Reservoir

Town: Carmel 36 records Last reported: May 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at West Branch Reservoir was in May 2025: 1,550 Landlocked Salmon (6.9 in).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Putnam
Town
Carmel
Species on record
Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon
Records
36 records
Official source
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation report

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West Branch Reservoir location context

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Stocking history

36 records from April 2011 to April 2026. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2026 1 record
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
April 2026 scheduled Brown Trout4,5008 inches in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2025 2 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2025 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5506.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2025 reported Brown Trout4,4607 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2024 2 records
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2024 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5007.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2024 reported Brown Trout4,5508.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2023 3 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
October 2023 reported Landlocked Salmon4,0005 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2023 reported Landlocked Salmon1,3406.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2023 reported Brown Trout4,2508.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2022 1 record
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2022 reported Landlocked Salmon1,4106.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2021 3 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
November 2021 reported Brown Trout5,0007.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2021 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2021 reported Brown Trout4,6508.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2020 5 records
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
November 2020 reported Brown Trout10,0006.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
November 2020 reported Brown Trout10,0006.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2020 reported Brown Trout10,0001.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2020 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5007 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2020 reported Brown Trout3,6808.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2019 3 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2019 reported Landlocked Salmon4208.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2019 reported Landlocked Salmon84013 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2019 reported Brown Trout4,4309.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2018 2 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2018 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5007.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2018 reported Brown Trout4,3509.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2017 1 record
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2017 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2016 3 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
December 2016 reported Brown Trout4,3100 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5007.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2016 reported Brown Trout4,3109.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2015 2 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2015 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5007.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2015 reported Brown Trout4,2808.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2014 2 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2014 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2014 reported Brown Trout4,3909 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2013 2 records
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2013 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2013 reported Brown Trout3,6408.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2012 2 records
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2012 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2012 reported Brown Trout4,4308.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2011 2 records
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2011 reported Landlocked Salmon1,5006.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2011 reported Brown Trout4,2208.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

Grouped by county and sorted by latest record, not by driving distance. Confirm access for each water.

Data source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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