Canisteo River
NYSDEC reported 710 trout stocked in Canisteo River (Steuben 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 .
Canisteo River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 710
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,241
- 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 | Brown trout650 fish | 650 | 9– 10 inches |
| March - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout80 fish | 80 | 12–15 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Brown trout710 fish · Average length: 9.4–14.3 in | 710 | 4 | 9.4–14.3 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Brown trout690 fish · Average length: 9.2–13.6 in | 690 | 4 | 9.2–13.6 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Brown trout690 fish · Average length: 9.1–13.6 in | 690 | 4 | 9.1–13.6 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025710 fish | 710 |
| 2024690 fish | 690 |
| 2023690 fish | 690 |
| 2022880 fish | 880 |
| 2021880 fish | 880 |
| 20203,065 fish | 3,065 |
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 | 6,085 | 88% |
| Rainbow trout | 830 | 12% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Steuben County: Cohocton River, Bennett Creek, Meads Creek, Post Creek, Cold Brook.
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.