Cayuga Lake
NYSDEC reported 19,240 trout stocked in Cayuga Lake (Cayuga County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Cayuga Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 19,240
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 22,490
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals, and the spring plan DEC published for this water. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| When (DEC wording) | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Brown trout9,010 fish | 9,010 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Landlocked salmon10,320 fish · Average length: 6.69 in | 10,320 | 1 | 6.69 in |
| April | Brown trout8,920 fish · Average length: 6.7 in | 8,920 | 1 | 6.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Landlocked salmon10,000 fish · Average length: 7 in | 10,000 | 1 | 7 in |
| April | Brown trout9,100 fish · Average length: 8.7 in | 9,100 | 1 | 8.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Landlocked salmon8,920 fish · Average length: 7 in | 8,920 | 1 | 7 in |
| April | Brown trout8,500 fish · Average length: 7.8 in | 8,500 | 1 | 7.8 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202519,240 fish | 19,240 |
| 202419,100 fish | 19,100 |
| 202317,420 fish | 17,420 |
| 202216,630 fish | 16,630 |
| 202124,300 fish | 24,300 |
| 202035,000 fish | 35,000 |
Trout stocked each year
DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landlocked salmon | 73,340 | 56% |
| Brown trout | 58,350 | 44% |
Map point 42.6881, -76.7023: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 974076). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.
Also in Cayuga County: Owasco Lake, Owasco Inlet, Salmon Creek, North Brook, Owasco Outlet, Dutch Hollow Brook, Fall Creek, Lake Ontario.
Source: DEC fish stocking lists (actual), data.ny.gov and the DEC spring trout stocking plan, data.ny.gov, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Cayuga Lake
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 2- Don's Marinamarina · King Ferry4.2 mi
- Cayuga Lake Boat Rentalsboat rental · Seneca County5.1 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Sned-Acres Family Campgroundcampground · Ovid2.7 mi
- Kidder's landingcampground · Interlaken3.4 mi
- Hidden Ponds Campgroundcampground · Ovid5.7 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Cayuga Lake Cottagehotel · King Ferry2.8 mi
- Cayuga Lake Cabinscabins · Ovid2.9 mi
- Cayuga Shorelineresort · Interlaken3.4 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.