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Little Buffalo Creek trout stocking

Lancaster, Elma, Erie County, New York · stream

Little Buffalo Creek was last stocked 20 months ago (Mar 1 to 31, 2025). We have 11 stockings on record since Mar 1, 2016. Most stockings come in March. Species stocked: brown trout, rainbow trout.

Last stocked
20 months ago
Mar 1 to 31, 2025
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
0 stockings
On record
11 stockings
since Mar 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

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

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, 8:30 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Little Buffalo 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 Little Buffalo Creek stocked?

Most stockings come in March.

By month, all years

JanFebMar: 11 stockings11MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Stockings of Little Buffalo 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
Brown trout105,87058713.6 in
Rainbow trout62,9004839.8 in

Stocking history

20260 stockings · 1 planned
DateSpeciesFishSize
Week of Mar 22Planned
Mar 22 to Mar 28
Brown troutRainbow trout
360
11.5 in
20251 stocking · 360 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
MarchLatest
sometime this month
Brown troutRainbow trout
360
12.0 in
20241 stocking · 340 fish
DateSpeciesFishSize
March
sometime this month
Brown troutRainbow trout
340
11.5 in
20231 stocking · 340 fish
  • March brown trout, rainbow trout, 340 fish
20221 stocking · 320 fish
  • March brown trout, rainbow trout, 320 fish
20211 stocking · 960 fish
  • March brown trout, rainbow trout, 960 fish
20201 stocking · 1,180 fish
  • March brown trout, rainbow trout, 1,180 fish
20191 stocking · 1,350 fish
  • March brown trout, 1,350 fish
20181 stocking · 1,330 fish
  • March brown trout, 1,330 fish
20171 stocking · 1,270 fish
  • March brown trout, 1,270 fish
20161 stocking · 1,320 fish
  • March brown trout, 1,320 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 Little Buffalo Creek?

Lancaster, Elma, 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 Little Buffalo Creek

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Questions about Little Buffalo Creek

When was Little Buffalo Creek last stocked?
The latest reported stocking was Mar 1 to 31, 2025 (brown trout and rainbow trout, 360 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Little Buffalo Creek stocked?
Across all years on record, most stockings come in March.
Is Little Buffalo 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 Little Buffalo Creek?
Brown trout (10 stockings, 5,870 fish); Rainbow trout (6 stockings, 2,900 fish).