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Cayuga Inlet trout stocking

Ithaca (C), Tompkins County, New York · stream

Cayuga Inlet was last stocked 18 months ago (May 1 to 31, 2025). We have 13 stockings on record since May 1, 2016. Most stockings come in May. Species stocked: rainbow trout, landlocked salmon.

Last stocked
18 months ago
May 1 to 31, 2025
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
0 stockings
On record
13 stockings
since May 1, 2016
  • Number 6 of 15 stocked waters in Tompkins County by stocking days.
  • Stocked more often than 78% of New York waters on our record.

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY (2 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow
45 cfs
higher than usual for the last six weeks
Gage height
0.77 ft
205386Sep 25Nov 8
Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 41 cfs on Nov 8.

Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Cayuga Inlet

  • Today
    53°F
    Scattered Rain Showers
    53% rain · wind 9 to 15 mph
  • Tonight
    39°F
    Mostly Cloudy
    3% rain · wind 3 to 8 mph
  • Tuesday
    62°F
    Partly Sunny
    1% rain · wind 3 to 14 mph
  • Tuesday Night
    40°F
    Partly Cloudy
    2% rain · wind 1 to 8 mph
  • Veterans Day
    59°F
    Mostly Sunny
    1% rain · wind 1 to 7 mph
  • Wednesday Night
    38°F
    Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain
    22% rain · wind 1 mph

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

When is Cayuga Inlet stocked?

Most stockings come in May.

By month, all years

JanFebMar: 1 stocking1MarApr: 1 stocking1AprMay: 8 stockings8MayJunJulAugSepOct: 2 stockings2OctNovDec
Stockings of Cayuga Inlet by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20251
20241
20231
202211
20211
202011
20191
20181

What is stocked

SpeciesStockingsFishFish per stockingTypical size
Rainbow trout12124,15510,3466.3 in
Landlocked salmon330,00010,0002.0 in

Stocking history

20260 stockings · 1 planned
DateSpeciesFishSize
Yearly totalPlanned
date not published
Rainbow trout
12,500
8.0 in
20251 stocking · 22,500 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
MayLatest
sometime this month
Landlocked salmonRainbow trout
22,500
4.1 in
20241 stocking · 22,500 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
May
sometime this month
Landlocked salmonRainbow trout
22,500
4.0 in
20231 stocking · 22,500 fish
  • May landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, 22,500 fish
20222 stockings · 17,500 fish
  • October rainbow trout, 5,000 fish
  • May rainbow trout, 12,500 fish
20211 stocking · 25 fish
  • March rainbow trout, 25 fish
20202 stockings · 21,800 fish
  • October rainbow trout, 9,300 fish
  • April rainbow trout, 12,500 fish
20191 stocking · 12,330 fish
  • May rainbow trout, 12,330 fish
20181 stocking · 11,250 fish
  • May rainbow trout, 11,250 fish
20171 stocking · 11,250 fish
  • May rainbow trout, 11,250 fish
20161 stocking · 12,500 fish
  • May rainbow trout, 12,500 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 Inlet?

Ithaca (C), Tompkins 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 Inlet

All stocked waters in Tompkins CountyStocked this week in New York

Questions about Cayuga Inlet

When was Cayuga Inlet last stocked?
The latest reported stocking was May 1 to 31, 2025 (landlocked salmon and rainbow trout, 22,500 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Cayuga Inlet stocked?
Across all years on record, most stockings come in May.
Is Cayuga Inlet stocked often?
Number 6 of 15 stocked waters in Tompkins County by stocking days. Stocked more often than 78% of New York waters on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
What kind of trout are stocked in Cayuga Inlet?
Rainbow trout (12 stockings, 124,155 fish); Landlocked salmon (3 stockings, 30,000 fish).