Fish Available For Pond Stocking

The Rensselaer County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Annual Fish Stocking Program is currently taking orders for rainbow and brook trout as well as largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows and crayfish. Call the Conservation District at 518-271-1740 for an order form with more information on stocking. Orders will be taken up to October 5 with the distribution to be held on Friday, October 12, at 1 pm.
The fish will be distributed in the parking lot of our Agriculture & Life Sciences Building in Troy. A fish stocking permit is required through NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. This permit is available free of charge and will last for five years.  Fall is a great time to stock your pond!
Trout do best in spring fed or deeper ponds. Bass and catfish can tolerate a lot of conditions. Trout usually need to be restocked every three years. Bass usually reproduce on their own.
Again this year we have fish food. With fish pellets you can get a tremendous increase in growth rates.  Don’t wait, call for an order blank. The Fish Stocking Order Blank is online again this year. You may download the order blank by going to the Rensselaer County Web Site, www.rensco.com, and click on the fish order form in the “How do I?” box on the left side.