When was Otter Creek last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was May 1 to 31, 2025 (brown trout, 80 fish), according to New York agency reports.

How often is Otter Creek stocked?

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

What kind of trout are stocked in Otter Creek?

Brown trout (6 stockings, 4,140 fish).

Otter Creek trout stocking

Greig, Lewis County, New York · stream

Otter Creek was last stocked 17 months ago (May 1 to 31, 2025). We have 8 stockings on record since May 1, 2023. Most stockings come in May. Species stocked: brown trout.

Last stocked

17 months ago

May 1 to 31, 2025

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

0 stockings

On record

8 stockings

since May 1, 2023

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: INDEPENDENCE RIVER AT DONNATTSBURG NY (8 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow: 39 cfs; about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height: 3.26 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 44 cfs on Sep 23.

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

Weather at Otter Creek

Tonight
37°F
Clear then Patchy Fog
wind 2 mph
Friday
72°F
Patchy Fog then Sunny
wind 2 to 8 mph
Friday Night
45°F
Partly Cloudy
1% rain · wind 5 to 8 mph
Saturday
68°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
21% rain · wind 5 to 9 mph
Saturday Night
48°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
21% rain · wind 9 mph
Sunday
66°F
Chance Rain Showers
37% rain · wind 8 mph

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

When is Otter Creek stocked?

Most stockings come in May.

By month, all years

Stockings of Otter 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	6	4,140	690	13.3 in

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish
May 15 to 21, 2026planned	Brown trout	90
May 15 to 21, 2026planned	Brown trout	780
May 1 to 31, 2025	Brown trout	80
May 1 to 31, 2025	Brown trout	770
May 1 to 31, 2024	Brown trout	170
May 1 to 31, 2024	Brown trout	1,480
May 1 to 31, 2023	Brown trout	160
May 1 to 31, 2023	Brown trout	1,480

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 Otter Creek?

Greig, Lewis 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 Otter Creek

Moose Riverstream · 5 mistocked May 1, 2024
Whetstone Creekstream · 7 mistocked Apr 1, 2024
Payne Lakelake · 8 mistocked May 1, 2024
Cleveland Lakelake · 9 mistocked Sep 1, 2025
Pine Lakelake · 11 mistocked Sep 1, 2025
Black Creekstream · 12 mistocked May 1, 2024
Brandy Lakelake · 13 mistocked Sep 1, 2023
Middle Branch Lakelake · 13 mistocked Sep 1, 2025

All stocked waters in Lewis County Stocked this week in New York

Questions about Otter Creek

When was Otter Creek last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was May 1 to 31, 2025 (brown trout, 80 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Otter Creek stocked?: Across all years on record, most stockings come in May.
What kind of trout are stocked in Otter Creek?: Brown trout (6 stockings, 4,140 fish).