Little Buffalo Creek
NYSDEC reported 860 trout stocked in Little Buffalo Creek (Erie County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is March 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Little Buffalo Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 860
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 950
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March - fourth week 2026 | Rainbow trout450 fish | 450 | 9– 10 inches |
| March - fourth week 2026 | Rainbow trout320 fish | 320 | 9– 10 inches |
| March - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout60 fish | 60 | 12–15 inches |
| March - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout40 fish | 40 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout770 fish · Average length: 9.9 in | 770 | 3 | 9.9 in |
| March | Brown trout90 fish · Average length: 14.2 in | 90 | 3 | 14.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout730 fish · Average length: 9.2 in | 730 | 3 | 9.2 in |
| March | Brown trout90 fish · Average length: 13.8 in | 90 | 3 | 13.8 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Brown trout230 fish · Average length: 9.8–13.6 in | 230 | 5 | 9.8–13.6 in |
| March | Rainbow trout450 fish · Average length: 9.8 in | 450 | 3 | 9.8 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025860 fish | 860 |
| 2024820 fish | 820 |
| 2023680 fish | 680 |
| 20221,110 fish | 1,110 |
| 2021960 fish | 960 |
| 20201,180 fish | 1,180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 4,790 | 85% |
| Brown trout | 820 | 15% |
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, Eighteenmile Creek, Cayuga 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.