Fish Creek East Branch
NYSDEC reported 2,650 trout stocked in Fish Creek East Branch (Lewis 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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Fish Creek East Branch in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 2,650
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 4,858
- 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 | Brown trout1,390 fish | 1,390 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - second week 2026 | Brown trout1,030 fish | 1,030 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - first week 2026 | Brown trout160 fish | 160 | 12–15 inches |
| May - second week 2026 | Brown trout120 fish | 120 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout2,650 fish · Average length: 9.5–13.4 in | 2,650 | 6 | 9.5–13.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout2,380 fish · Average length: 9.2–13.8 in | 2,380 | 2 | 9.2–13.8 in |
| April | Brown trout2,250 fish · Average length: 9.1–14.2 in | 2,250 | 4 | 9.1–14.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brown trout2,370 fish · Average length: 0–13.2 in | 2,370 | 2 | 0–13.2 in |
| April | Brown trout2,250 fish · Average length: 9.5–13.7 in | 2,250 | 4 | 9.5–13.7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20252,650 fish | 2,650 |
| 20244,630 fish | 4,630 |
| 20234,620 fish | 4,620 |
| 20224,620 fish | 4,620 |
| 20214,690 fish | 4,690 |
| 20205,730 fish | 5,730 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 22,520 | 84% |
| Brook trout | 3,430 | 13% |
| Rainbow trout | 990 | 4% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Lewis County: Black River, Alder Creek, Otter Creek, Point Rock Creek, Bonaparte Lake, Forestry Pond, Indian River, Oswegatchie River West Branch.
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.