When was Cayuga Creek last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was Apr 1 to 30, 2025 (brown trout, 220 fish), according to New York agency reports.

How often is Cayuga Creek stocked?

Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.

What kind of trout are stocked in Cayuga Creek?

Brown trout (3 stockings, 650 fish); Rainbow trout (3 stockings, 5,800 fish).

Cayuga Creek trout stocking

Lancaster, Erie County, New York · stream

Cayuga Creek was last stocked 18 months ago (Apr 1 to 30, 2025). We have 8 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2023. Most stockings come in April. Species stocked: brown trout, rainbow trout.

Last stocked

18 months ago

Apr 1 to 30, 2025

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

0 stockings

On record

8 stockings

since Apr 1, 2023

River conditions

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

Flow: 6 cfs; lower than usual for the last six weeks
Gage height: 2.71 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 7 cfs on Sep 23.

Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Cayuga Creek

Overnight
42°F
Mostly Clear
wind 3 mph
Friday
68°F
Sunny
wind 1 to 9 mph
Friday Night
49°F
Partly Cloudy
wind 1 to 7 mph
Saturday
69°F
Mostly Sunny
wind 2 to 9 mph
Saturday Night
51°F
Mostly Cloudy
wind 3 to 7 mph
Sunday
68°F
Partly Sunny
2% rain · wind 3 to 9 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

Stockings of Cayuga Creek by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026				1
2025				1
2024				1
2023				1

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking	Typical size
Brown trout	3	650	217	13.5 in
Rainbow trout	3	5,800	1,933	9.7 in

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish
Apr 1 to 7, 2026planned	Brown trout	240
Apr 1 to 7, 2026planned	Rainbow trout	1,980
Apr 1 to 30, 2025	Brown trout	220
Apr 1 to 30, 2025	Rainbow trout	2,000
Apr 1 to 30, 2024	Brown trout	220
Apr 1 to 30, 2024	Rainbow trout	1,900
Apr 1 to 30, 2023	Brown trout	210
Apr 1 to 30, 2023	Rainbow trout	1,900

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.

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

Little Buffalo Creekstream · 1 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
Little Buffalo Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
Little Buffalo Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 1, 2023
Cayuga Creekstream · 4 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
Buffalo Riverstream · 7 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
Buffalo Creekstream · 7 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
Ellicott Creekstream · 8 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
Cazenovia Creek - East Branchstream · 11 mistocked Mar 1, 2025

All stocked waters in Erie County Stocked 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, 220 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Cayuga Creek stocked?: Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.
What kind of trout are stocked in Cayuga Creek?: Brown trout (3 stockings, 650 fish); Rainbow trout (3 stockings, 5,800 fish).