South Sandy Creek
NYSDEC reported 71,910 trout stocked in South Sandy Creek (Jefferson County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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South Sandy Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 71,910
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 44,254
- 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 - first week 2026 | Brook trout510 fish | 510 | 9– 10 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout340 fish · Average length: 9.2 in | 340 | 2 | 9.2 in |
| April | Landlocked salmon50,320 fish · Average length: 5.7–7.2 in | 50,320 | 2 | 5.7–7.2 in |
| April | Steelhead21,250 fish · Average length: 5.1 in | 21,250 | 1 | 5.1 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout360 fish · Average length: 10 in | 360 | 1 | 10 in |
| April | Landlocked salmon52,728 fish · Average length: 5.9–6.5 in | 52,728 | 2 | 5.9–6.5 in |
| April | Steelhead21,250 fish · Average length: 4.5 in | 21,250 | 1 | 4.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout590 fish · Average length: 9 in | 590 | 1 | 9 in |
| April | Steelhead21,250 fish · Average length: 4.6 in | 21,250 | 1 | 4.6 in |
| April | Landlocked salmon37,850 fish · Average length: 6.6 in | 37,850 | 2 | 6.6 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202571,910 fish | 71,910 |
| 202474,338 fish | 74,338 |
| 202359,690 fish | 59,690 |
| 202240,640 fish | 40,640 |
| 202131,840 fish | 31,840 |
| 202014,760 fish | 14,760 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Landlocked salmon | 159,698 | 54% |
| Steelhead | 120,630 | 41% |
| Brown trout | 10,000 | 3% |
| Brook trout | 2,850 | 1% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Jefferson County: Black River, Lake Ontario, Sandy Creek, Black Creek, Millsite Lake, Lake of the Woods, Sixberry Lake, Felts Mills 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.