Cattaraugus Creek
NYSDEC reported 73,400 trout stocked in Cattaraugus Creek (Chautauqua 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.
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Cattaraugus Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 73,400
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 76,854
- 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. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout15,000 fish · Average length: 7.1 in | 15,000 | 1 | 7.1 in |
| March | Steelhead58,400 fish · Average length: 5.2 in | 58,400 | 1 | 5.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout15,000 fish · Average length: 6.3 in | 15,000 | 1 | 6.3 in |
| May | Steelhead22,604 fish · Average length: 4.5 in | 22,604 | 1 | 4.5 in |
| March | Steelhead57,406 fish · Average length: 4.9 in | 57,406 | 1 | 4.9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout15,000 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 15,000 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| March | Steelhead41,327 fish · Average length: 5.7 in | 41,327 | 1 | 5.7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202573,400 fish | 73,400 |
| 202495,010 fish | 95,010 |
| 202356,327 fish | 56,327 |
| 202277,335 fish | 77,335 |
| 202184,569 fish | 84,569 |
| 202071,030 fish | 71,030 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 355,671 | 78% |
| Rainbow trout | 102,000 | 22% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Chautauqua County: Goose Creek, Canadaway Creek, Mill Creek, Cassadaga Creek, Chautauqua Creek, Clay Pond, Silver Creek, Walnut Creek.
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.