Owasco Inlet trout stocking
Locke, Cayuga County, New York · stream
Owasco Inlet was last stocked 12 months ago (Oct 1 to 31, 2025). We have 9 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2023, 1 in the last 12 months (15,000 fish). Most stockings come in April and October. Species stocked: rainbow trout, brown trout.
River conditions
USGS gage: OWASCO INLET BELOW AURORA STREET AT MORAVIA NY (6 km away).
- Flow
- 22 cfs
- lower than usual for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 3.73 ft
Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Owasco Inlet
- Tonight40°FMostly Clearwind 1 mph
- Friday67°FSunnywind 1 to 10 mph
- Friday Night48°FPartly Cloudywind 5 to 9 mph
- Saturday66°FPartly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain · wind 5 to 13 mph
- Saturday Night51°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19% rain · wind 8 to 13 mph
- Sunday64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain48% rain · wind 12 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Owasco Inlet stocked?
Most stockings come in April and October.
By month, all years
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 5 | 55,000 | 11,000 | 3.9 in |
| Brown trout | 3 | 9,460 | 3,153 | 9.5 in |
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Fish | Pounds | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11 to 20, 2026planned | Brown trout | 3,290 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 15,000 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2025 | Brown trout | 3,260 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 15,000 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2024 | Brown trout | 3,100 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 15,000 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2023 | Brown trout | 3,100 |
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 Owasco Inlet?
Locke, Cayuga County, New York. Approximate: the marker is the town the agency names for the stocked section, from USGS place names.
Stocked waters near Owasco Inlet
- Fall Creekstream · 6 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- Salmon Creekstream · 12 mistocked Oct 1, 2025
- Owasco Lakelake · 13 mistocked Oct 1, 2025
- East Branch Tioughnioga Riverstream · 13 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- West Branch Tioughnioga Riverstream · 13 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- Dutch Hollow Brookstream · 14 mistocked Oct 1, 2025
- Virgil Creekstream · 14 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- Cayuga Lakelake · 14 mistocked May 1, 2025
All stocked waters in Cayuga CountyStocked this week in New York
Questions about Owasco Inlet
- When was Owasco Inlet last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Oct 1 to 31, 2025 (rainbow trout, 15,000 fish), according to New York agency reports.
- How often is Owasco Inlet stocked?
- It was stocked 1 times in the last 12 months. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April and October.
- What kind of trout are stocked in Owasco Inlet?
- Rainbow trout (5 stockings, 55,000 fish); Brown trout (3 stockings, 9,460 fish).