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.
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
Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Salmon Creek
- Tonight38°FMostly Clear then Patchy Frostwind 0 mph
- Friday67°FPatchy Frost then Sunnywind 2 to 12 mph
- Friday Night45°FPartly Cloudywind 5 to 10 mph
- Saturday66°FPartly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain · wind 6 to 15 mph
- Saturday Night48°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21% rain · wind 9 to 14 mph
- Sunday64°FChance Light Rain51% 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
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 7 | 98,500 | 14,071 | 3.8 in |
| Brown trout | 4 | 3,950 | 988 | 13.6 in |
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Fish | Pounds | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026planned | Rainbow trout | 10,000 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 20,000 | ||
| May 1 to 31, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 10,000 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 8,500 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 20,000 | ||
| May 1 to 31, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 10,000 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2024 | Brown trout | 210 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2024 | Brown trout | 1,770 | ||
| Oct 1 to 31, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 20,000 | ||
| May 1 to 31, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 10,000 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2023 | Brown trout | 1,770 | ||
| Apr 1 to 30, 2023 | Brown trout | 200 |
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.
Stocked waters near Salmon Creek
- Enfield Creekstream · 3 mistocked May 1, 2025
- Cayuga Inletstream · 3 mistocked May 1, 2025
- Enfield Creekstream · 3 mistocked Mar 1, 2024
- Enfield Creekstream · 8 mistocked Oct 1, 2025
- Fall Creekstream · 9 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- Virgil Creekstream · 9 mistocked Apr 1, 2025
- Owasco Inletstream · 12 mistocked Oct 1, 2025
- West Branch Owego Creekstream · 17 mistocked Mar 1, 2025
All stocked waters in Tompkins CountyStocked this week in New York
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).