Cayuga Creek
NYSDEC reported 7,220 trout stocked in Cayuga Creek (Erie County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is April 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Cayuga Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 7,220
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 7,552
- 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 - first week 2026 | Rainbow trout1,980 fish | 1,980 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - first week 2026 | Brown trout240 fish | 240 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout2,000 fish · Average length: 9.7 in | 2,000 | 1 | 9.7 in |
| April | Brown trout220 fish · Average length: 14 in | 220 | 1 | 14 in |
| March | Steelhead5,000 fish · Average length: 5.2 in | 5,000 | 1 | 5.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout1,900 fish · Average length: 9.4 in | 1,900 | 1 | 9.4 in |
| April | Brown trout220 fish · Average length: 13.5 in | 220 | 1 | 13.5 in |
| March | Steelhead5,000 fish · Average length: 4.9 in | 5,000 | 1 | 4.9 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Rainbow trout1,900 fish · Average length: 9.7 in | 1,900 | 1 | 9.7 in |
| April | Brown trout210 fish · Average length: 13.5 in | 210 | 1 | 13.5 in |
| March | Steelhead5,000 fish · Average length: 5.7 in | 5,000 | 1 | 5.7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20257,220 fish | 7,220 |
| 20247,120 fish | 7,120 |
| 20237,110 fish | 7,110 |
| 20227,110 fish | 7,110 |
| 20216,560 fish | 6,560 |
| 20209,860 fish | 9,860 |
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 | 32,500 | 72% |
| Rainbow trout | 11,460 | 25% |
| Brown trout | 1,020 | 2% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Erie County: Cazenovia Creek - East Branch, Little Buffalo Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, Ellicott Creek, Sprague Brook Park - Foote Road, Sprague Brook Park A and B Pon, Sprague Brook Park Veteran's P, Cattaraugus 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.