Buffalo River trout stocking
West Seneca, Erie County, New York · stream
Buffalo River was last stocked 19 months ago (Apr 1 to 30, 2025). We have 11 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2016. Most stockings come in April. Species stocked: rainbow trout.
- Number 4 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days.
- Stocked more often than 67% of New York waters on our record.
River conditions
Nearest USGS gage: CAZENOVIA CREEK AT EBENEZER NY (3 km away, on a different stream or lake).
- Flow
- 21 cfs
- about normal for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 2.41 ft
Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Buffalo River
- This Afternoon78°FMostly Cloudy7% rain · wind 6 mph
- Tonight58°FRain Showers85% rain · wind 5 to 8 mph
- Thursday64°FRain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny45% rain · wind 8 to 21 mph
- Thursday Night49°FChance Rain Showers53% rain · wind 3 to 13 mph
- Friday59°FRain Showers Likely63% rain · wind 6 mph
- Friday Night41°FRain Showers Likely70% rain · wind 3 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Buffalo River stocked?
Most stockings come in April.
By month, all years
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 11 | 78,000 | 7,091 | 5.9 in |
Stocking history
20251 stocking · 7,500 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
AprilLatest sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 7,500 | 5.8 in |
20241 stocking · 7,500 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
April sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 7,500 | 5.6 in |
20231 stocking · 7,500 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
April sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 7,500 | 6.4 in |
20221 stocking · 7,500 fish
- April rainbow trout, 7,500 fish
20211 stocking · 5,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20201 stocking · 5,000 fish
- March rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20181 stocking · 10,000 fish
- May rainbow trout, 10,000 fish
20172 stockings · 14,000 fish
- May rainbow trout, 10,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 4,000 fish
20162 stockings · 14,000 fish
- May rainbow trout, 10,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 4,000 fish
From New York fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go. Seasons and limits: New York fishing regulations.
Where is Buffalo River?
West Seneca, Erie County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the town the agency names for the stocked section, from USGS place names.
Stocked waters near Buffalo River
- Buffalo Creekstream · 1 mistocked Mar 2025
- Cayuga Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 7 mistocked Mar 2025
- Cayuga Creekstream · 7 mistocked Apr 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 8 mistocked Mar 2023
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 8 mistocked Mar 2025
- Ellicott Creekstream · 9 mistocked Mar 2025
- Eighteenmile Creekstream · 9 mistocked Apr 2017
All stocked waters in Erie CountyStocked this week in New York
Questions about Buffalo River
- When was Buffalo River last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Apr 1 to 30, 2025 (rainbow trout, 7,500 fish), according to New York agency reports.
- How often is Buffalo River stocked?
- Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.
- Is Buffalo River stocked often?
- Number 4 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days. Stocked more often than 67% of New York waters on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
- What kind of trout are stocked in Buffalo River?
- Rainbow trout (11 stockings, 78,000 fish).