Owasco Lake
NYSDEC reported 25,280 trout stocked in Owasco Lake (Cayuga County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is October 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Owasco Lake in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 25,280
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 31,106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Brown trout9,010 fish | 9,010 | 8 inches |
| May 2026 | Rainbow trout5,000 fish | 5,000 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Lake trout10,500 fish · Average length: 6.5 in | 10,500 | 1 | 6.5 in |
| May | Brown trout9,780 fish · Average length: 7.8–10.1 in | 9,780 | 2 | 7.8–10.1 in |
| May | Rainbow trout5,000 fish · Average length: 6.4 in | 5,000 | 1 | 6.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Lake trout10,500 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 10,500 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| May | Rainbow trout5,000 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 5,000 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| April | Brown trout9,100 fish · Average length: 7.7 in | 9,100 | 1 | 7.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Lake trout10,500 fish · Average length: 6.5 in | 10,500 | 1 | 6.5 in |
| May | Rainbow trout5,000 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 5,000 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| April | Brown trout8,500 fish · Average length: 9 in | 8,500 | 1 | 9 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202525,280 fish | 25,280 |
| 202424,600 fish | 24,600 |
| 202324,000 fish | 24,000 |
| 202224,000 fish | 24,000 |
| 202124,800 fish | 24,800 |
| 202058,130 fish | 58,130 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 88,730 | 49% |
| Lake trout | 62,080 | 34% |
| Rainbow trout | 30,000 | 17% |
Map point 42.8342, -76.5101: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 970442). 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 Inlet, Salmon Creek, Cayuga Lake, 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 Owasco 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.
Bait and tackle
nearest 2- JW Bait and Tacklefishing and hunting store · Union Springs9.3 mi
- Bearwood Bait & Tackle Shopfishing and hunting store · Skaneateles9.9 mi
Boats, kayaks and marinas
nearest 3- Owasco Paddlescanoe and kayak rental · Auburn5.1 mi
- Owasco Marinemarina · Auburn5.4 mi
- Skaneateles Marinamarina · Skaneateles5.9 mi
Fishing guides and charters
nearest 2- Lucky Buck Fishing chartersfishing charter · Skaneateles8.7 mi
- Frontenac Fowlers Guide Servicefishing charter · Union Springs9.4 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 2- Twin Oaks Campgrounds and Marinacampground · Cayuga9.9 mi
- Yawger Brook Campgroundcampground · Auburn9.9 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- 1840 Dulles Innhotel · Auburn7.0 mi
- Days Inn by Wyndham Auburn/Finger Lakes Regionresort · Auburn7.1 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Country Innmotel · Sennett7.2 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.