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Fourth Lake

NY · Ulster

The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
83.5 acres
Shoreline
3.2 miles of shoreline
County
Ulster County
Last stocked
around April 15, 2026
Species
Rainbow Trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow Trout95708 inchesaround 04-15-2026

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Blacknose Dace, Bluntnose Minnow, Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Comely Shiner, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Eastern Mudminnow, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Satinfin Shiner, Shield Darter, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Tessellated Darter, Trout-perch

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.