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Butternut Creek trout stocking

Onondaga County, New York · stream

Butternut Creek was last stocked 19 months ago (Apr 1 to 30, 2025). We have 27 stockings on record since Mar 1, 2016. Most stockings come in March to May. Species stocked: brown trout, brook trout.

Last stocked
19 months ago
Apr 1 to 30, 2025
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
0 stockings
On record
27 stockings
since Mar 1, 2016
  • The third most stocked of 35 waters in Onondaga County.
  • Stocked more often than 97% of New York waters on our record.

When is Butternut Creek stocked?

Most stockings come in March to May.

By month, all years

JanFebMar: 10 stockings10MarApr: 10 stockings10AprMay: 7 stockings7MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Stockings of Butternut Creek by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202511
2024111
2023111
2022111
202111
202011
2019111
2018111

What is stocked

SpeciesStockingsFishFish per stockingTypical size
Brown trout2788,5553,28012.0 in
Brook trout1713,7508098.5 in

Stocking history

20252 stockings · 7,300 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
AprilLatest
sometime this month
Brook troutBrown trout
4,650
10.0 in
March
sometime this month
Brown trout
2,650
10.1 in
20243 stockings · 8,550 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
May
sometime this month
Brown trout
2,400
11.1 in
April
sometime this month
Brook troutBrown trout
4,500
10.3 in
March
sometime this month
Brown trout
1,650
10.7 in
20233 stockings · 8,525 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
May
sometime this month
Brown trout
2,525
10.6 in
April
sometime this month
Brook troutBrown trout
4,350
10.4 in
March
sometime this month
Brown trout
1,650
10.6 in
20223 stockings · 9,550 fish
  • May brown trout, 900 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 5,650 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 3,000 fish
20212 stockings · 9,500 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 4,250 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 5,250 fish
20202 stockings · 17,200 fish
  • April brown trout, 2,400 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 14,800 fish
20193 stockings · 10,350 fish
  • May brown trout, 1,500 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 6,150 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 2,700 fish
20183 stockings · 11,350 fish
  • May brook trout, brown trout, 2,400 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 6,050 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 2,900 fish
20173 stockings · 10,250 fish
  • May brown trout, 1,300 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 6,550 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 2,400 fish
20163 stockings · 9,730 fish
  • May brown trout, 2,230 fish
  • April brook trout, brown trout, 5,100 fish
  • March brook trout, brown trout, 2,400 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.

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Questions about Butternut Creek

When was Butternut Creek last stocked?
The latest reported stocking was Apr 1 to 30, 2025 (brook trout and brown trout, 4,650 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Butternut Creek stocked?
Across all years on record, most stockings come in March to May.
Is Butternut Creek stocked often?
The third most stocked of 35 waters in Onondaga County. Stocked more often than 97% of New York waters on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
What kind of trout are stocked in Butternut Creek?
Brown trout (27 stockings, 88,555 fish); Brook trout (17 stockings, 13,750 fish).