Otsquago Creek
NYSDEC reported 1,320 trout stocked in Otsquago Creek (Herkimer 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 .
Otsquago Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,320
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,020
- 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 trout460 fish | 460 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - first week 2026 | Brown trout60 fish | 60 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout1,320 fish · Average length: 9.3 in | 1,320 | 2 | 9.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Rainbow trout630 fish · Average length: 9.7 in | 630 | 1 | 9.7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout290 fish · Average length: 9.1–9.2 in | 290 | 2 | 9.1–9.2 in |
| April | Rainbow trout790 fish · Average length: 9.3 in | 790 | 1 | 9.3 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20251,320 fish | 1,320 |
| 2024630 fish | 630 |
| 20231,080 fish | 1,080 |
| 2022890 fish | 890 |
| 2021910 fish | 910 |
| 20201,590 fish | 1,590 |
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 | 6,420 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Herkimer County: West Canada Creek, Fourth Lake, Unadilla River, Third Lake, Twitchell Lake, Beardsley Lake, Big Moose Lake, Bear Pond.
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.