Salmon Creek
NYSDEC reported 30,000 trout stocked in Salmon Creek (Tompkins County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is October 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
Salmon Creek in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 30,000
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 33,764
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Rainbow trout10,000 fish | 10,000 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout20,000 fish · Average length: 3.4 in | 20,000 | 1 | 3.4 in |
| May | Rainbow trout10,000 fish · Average length: 6.4 in | 10,000 | 1 | 6.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout28,500 fish · Average length: 3.7–3.8 in | 28,500 | 2 | 3.7–3.8 in |
| May | Rainbow trout10,000 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 10,000 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| April | Brown trout1,980 fish · Average length: 9.5–13.6 in | 1,980 | 2 | 9.5–13.6 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Rainbow trout20,000 fish · Average length: 3.6 in | 20,000 | 1 | 3.6 in |
| May | Rainbow trout10,000 fish · Average length: 6.8 in | 10,000 | 1 | 6.8 in |
| April | Brown trout1,970 fish · Average length: 8.8–13.8 in | 1,970 | 2 | 8.8–13.8 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 202530,000 fish | 30,000 |
| 202440,480 fish | 40,480 |
| 202331,970 fish | 31,970 |
| 202231,970 fish | 31,970 |
| 202131,970 fish | 31,970 |
| 202032,430 fish | 32,430 |
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 | 188,500 | 95% |
| Brown trout | 10,320 | 5% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Tompkins County: Cayuga Lake, Enfield Creek, Cayuga Inlet, Enfield Creek T4, Fall Creek, Virgil Creek, Sixmile 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.