Cayuga Creek trout stocking
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York · stream
Cayuga Creek was last stocked 20 months ago (Mar 1 to 31, 2025). We have 8 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2018. Most stockings come in March. Species stocked: rainbow trout.
- Number 15 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days.
- Stocked about as often as a typical New York water on our record.
River conditions
Nearest USGS gage: BUFFALO CREEK AT GARDENVILLE NY (5 km away, on a different stream or lake).
- Flow
- 28 cfs
- higher than usual for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 0.65 ft
Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Cayuga Creek
- This Afternoon78°FMostly Cloudy7% rain · wind 6 mph
- Tonight58°FRain Showers86% rain · wind 5 to 8 mph
- Thursday64°FRain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny46% 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 Likely68% rain · wind 3 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Cayuga Creek stocked?
Most stockings come in March.
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 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 8 | 55,620 | 6,953 | 5.4 in |
Stocking history
20251 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
MarchLatest sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 5.2 in |
20241 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
March sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 4.9 in |
20231 stocking · 5,000 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
March sometime this month | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | 5.7 in |
20221 stocking · 5,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20211 stocking · 5,000 fish
- March rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
20201 stocking · 7,500 fish
- March rainbow trout, 7,500 fish
20191 stocking · 13,120 fish
- March rainbow trout, 13,120 fish
20181 stocking · 10,000 fish
- April rainbow trout, 10,000 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 Cayuga Creek?
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the town the agency names for the stocked section, from USGS place names.
Stocked waters near Cayuga Creek
- Cayuga Creekstream · 4 mistocked Apr 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 2025
- Buffalo Riverstream · 4 mistocked Apr 2025
- Buffalo Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 2025
- Ellicott Creekstream · 6 mistocked Mar 2025
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 7 mistocked Mar 2023
- Little Buffalo Creekstream · 7 mistocked Mar 2025
- Cazenovia Creek - East Branchstream · 13 mistocked Mar 2025
All stocked waters in Erie CountyStocked this week in New York
Questions about Cayuga Creek
- When was Cayuga Creek last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Mar 1 to 31, 2025 (rainbow trout, 5,000 fish), according to New York agency reports.
- How often is Cayuga Creek stocked?
- Across all years on record, most stockings come in March.
- Is Cayuga Creek stocked often?
- Number 15 of 29 stocked waters in Erie County by stocking days. Stocked about as often as a typical New York water on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
- What kind of trout are stocked in Cayuga Creek?
- Rainbow trout (8 stockings, 55,620 fish).