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Salmon Creek trout stocking

Lansing, Tompkins County, New York · stream

Salmon Creek was last stocked 12 months ago (Oct 1 to 31, 2025). We have 12 stockings on record since Apr 1, 2023, 1 in the last 12 months (20,000 fish). Most stockings come in April to May and October. Species stocked: rainbow trout, brown trout.

Last stocked
12 months ago
Oct 1 to 31, 2025
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
1 stocking
20,000 fish
On record
12 stockings
since Apr 1, 2023

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY (4 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow
31 cfs
about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height
0.68 ft
0309618Aug 11Sep 23
Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 33 cfs on Sep 23.

Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Salmon Creek

  • Tonight
    38°F
    Mostly Clear then Patchy Frost
    wind 0 mph
  • Friday
    67°F
    Patchy Frost then Sunny
    wind 2 to 12 mph
  • Friday Night
    45°F
    Partly Cloudy
    wind 5 to 10 mph
  • Saturday
    66°F
    Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
    21% rain · wind 6 to 15 mph
  • Saturday Night
    48°F
    Slight Chance Rain Showers
    21% rain · wind 9 to 14 mph
  • Sunday
    64°F
    Chance Light Rain
    51% rain · wind 12 mph

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

When is Salmon Creek stocked?

Most stockings come in April to May and October.

By month, all years

Jan: 0 stockingsJanFeb: 0 stockingsFebMar: 1 stockings1MarApr: 2 stockings2AprMay: 3 stockings3MayJun: 0 stockingsJunJul: 0 stockingsJulAug: 0 stockingsAugSep: 0 stockingsSepOct: 3 stockings3OctNov: 0 stockingsNovDec: 0 stockingsDec
Stockings of Salmon Creek by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20261
202511
2024111
2023111

What is stocked

SpeciesStockingsFishFish per stockingTypical size
Rainbow trout798,50014,0713.8 in
Brown trout43,95098813.6 in

Stocking history

DateSpeciesFishPoundsHatchery
Mar 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026plannedRainbow trout10,000
Oct 1 to 31, 2025Rainbow trout20,000
May 1 to 31, 2025Rainbow trout10,000
Oct 1 to 31, 2024Rainbow trout8,500
Oct 1 to 31, 2024Rainbow trout20,000
May 1 to 31, 2024Rainbow trout10,000
Apr 1 to 30, 2024Brown trout210
Apr 1 to 30, 2024Brown trout1,770
Oct 1 to 31, 2023Rainbow trout20,000
May 1 to 31, 2023Rainbow trout10,000
Apr 1 to 30, 2023Brown trout1,770
Apr 1 to 30, 2023Brown trout200

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 Salmon Creek?

Lansing, 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 Salmon Creek

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Questions about Salmon Creek

When was Salmon Creek last stocked?
The latest reported stocking was Oct 1 to 31, 2025 (rainbow trout, 20,000 fish), according to New York agency reports.
How often is Salmon Creek stocked?
It was stocked 1 times in the last 12 months. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April to May and October.
What kind of trout are stocked in Salmon Creek?
Rainbow trout (7 stockings, 98,500 fish); Brown trout (4 stockings, 3,950 fish).