Niagara River
NYSDEC reported 39,140 trout stocked in Niagara River (Niagara County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is July 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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Niagara River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 39,140
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 9,600
- years stocked since 2024
- 2
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | Brown trout39,140 fish · Average length: 3.4 in | 39,140 | 1 | 3.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | Brown trout48,000 fish · Average length: 3.7 in | 48,000 | 1 | 3.7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202539,140 fish | 39,140 |
| 202448,000 fish | 48,000 |
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 | 87,140 | 100% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Niagara County: Lake Ontario, Lower Niagara River, Hyde Park Lake, Oppenheim Park Pond, Eighteenmile Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twelvemile Creek East 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.