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Cayuga Creek trout stocking

Lancaster, Erie County, New York · stream

Cayuga Creek 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, brown trout.

Last stocked
19 months ago
Apr 1 to 30, 2025
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
0 stockings
On record
11 stockings
since Apr 1, 2016
  • 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

USGS gage: CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER NY (2 km away).

Flow
9 cfs
about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height
2.79 ft
03162Sep 25Nov 8
Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 9 cfs on Nov 8.

Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Cayuga Creek

  • Today
    51°F
    Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy
    30% rain · wind 9 to 16 mph
  • Tonight
    39°F
    Mostly Cloudy
    4% rain · wind 6 to 9 mph
  • Tuesday
    58°F
    Partly Sunny
    3% rain · wind 10 to 21 mph
  • Tuesday Night
    37°F
    Mostly Clear
    wind 2 to 14 mph
  • Veterans Day
    56°F
    Partly Sunny
    8% rain · wind 2 to 6 mph
  • Wednesday Night
    38°F
    Chance Rain Showers
    39% rain · wind 1 to 5 mph

Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.

When is Cayuga Creek stocked?

Most stockings come in April.

By month, all years

JanFebMar: 2 stockings2MarApr: 9 stockings9AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Stockings of Cayuga Creek by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20261
20251
20241
20231
20221
20211
20201
20191

What is stocked

SpeciesStockingsFishFish per stockingTypical size
Rainbow trout1043,6504,3658.9 in
Brown trout51,02020413.5 in

Stocking history

20260 stockings · 1 planned
DateSpeciesFishSize
Week of Apr 1Planned
Apr 1 to Apr 7
Brown troutRainbow trout
2,220
11.5 in
20251 stocking · 2,220 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
AprilLatest
sometime this month
Brown troutRainbow trout
2,220
11.8 in
20241 stocking · 2,120 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
April
sometime this month
Brown troutRainbow trout
2,120
11.4 in
20231 stocking · 2,110 fish
  • April brown trout, rainbow trout, 2,110 fish
20221 stocking · 2,110 fish
  • April brown trout, rainbow trout, 2,110 fish
20211 stocking · 1,560 fish
  • March brown trout, rainbow trout, 1,560 fish
20201 stocking · 2,360 fish
  • March rainbow trout, 2,360 fish
20191 stocking · 3,150 fish
  • April rainbow trout, 3,150 fish
20181 stocking · 2,740 fish
  • April rainbow trout, 2,740 fish
20171 stocking · 13,150 fish
  • April rainbow trout, 13,150 fish
20161 stocking · 13,150 fish
  • April rainbow trout, 13,150 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?

Lancaster, Erie County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the town the agency names for the stocked section, from USGS place names.

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Stocked waters near Cayuga Creek

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 Apr 1 to 30, 2025 (brown trout and rainbow trout, 2,220 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Cayuga Creek stocked?
Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.
Is Cayuga Creek 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 Cayuga Creek?
Rainbow trout (10 stockings, 43,650 fish); Brown trout (5 stockings, 1,020 fish).