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Oswego County, New York trout stocking

New York stocks 26 waters in Oswego County (10 lakes and ponds, 16 streams). The most recent stocking was Lake Ontario, 17 months ago (Jun 2025). Most stockings here come in May. On our record, 3 of these waters have been stocked in November and December.

Updated nightly from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) stocking data.

When Oswego County is stocked

JanFebMar: 6 stocking days6MarApr: 51 stocking days51AprMay: 92 stocking days92MayJun: 12 stocking days12JunJul: 2 stocking days2JulAugSep: 1 stocking day1SepOct: 2 stocking days2OctNov: 3 stocking days3NovDec
Stocking days in Oswego County by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Oswego County waters stocked in November and December

Across every year on record, most stocking days first. Past years are a guide, not a schedule.

  1. 1.Beaverdam BrookAlbion1 stocking day, last Nov 2022
  2. 2.South Branch Grindstone CreekRichland1 stocking day, last Nov 2017
  3. 3.Lake Ontario1 stocking day, last Nov 2016

Stocked waters in Oswego County

WaterTypeLast stockedOn recordSpecies
Lake Ontario(Mexico)lakeJun 20255Brown trout
Lake Ontario(Oswego)lakeJun 202516Brown trout, Lake trout
Lake Ontario(Oswego (C))lakeMay 202514Brown trout, Lake trout
Lighthouse Hill Reservoir(Orwell)lakeMay 202511Rainbow trout
North Branch Salmon River(Redfield)streamMay 202526Brook trout, Brown trout
Redfield Sportsmen's Pond(Redfield)pondMay 202510Brook trout, Rainbow trout
Salmon River(Redfield)streamMay 202527Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout
West Branch Fish Creek(Williamstown)streamMay 202515Brown trout
Beaverdam Brook(Albion)streamApr 202529Landlocked salmon, Rainbow trout
Grindstone Creek(Richland)streamApr 202511Rainbow trout
Oswego River(Oswego)streamApr 20253Rainbow trout
Salmon River(Richland)streamApr 202520Brown trout, Landlocked salmon
Salmon RiverstreamJun 20242Brown trout, Landlocked salmon
Reese Pond(Albion)pondMay 20246Brook trout
Lake Ontario(Richland)lakeMay 202313Brown trout
Oswego River(Oswego (C))streamApr 20229Rainbow trout
Black Creek(Scriba)streamMar 20205Brown trout
Rice Creek(Granby)streamMar 20205Brown trout
South Branch Grindstone Creek(Richland)streamOct 20194Brook trout
Lake OntariolakeJun 20192Brown trout
Little Salmon River(Mexico)streamApr 20194Rainbow trout
Salmon River(Albion)streamMay 20171Brown trout
Lake Ontario(Scriba)lakeMay 20161Lake trout
Fish Creek - West Branch(Williamstown)stream2Brown trout
Reese's Pond(Albion)pond1Brook trout
Salmon River North Branch(Redfield)stream2Brown trout

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