Stocking Report
Steelhead stocking in New York
467 recorded stockings, 29 waters, averaging 5" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: April 2025
When steelhead goes in
63% of recorded stockings happen in April.
- Jan
- Feb
- 19%Mar
- 63%Apr
- 17%May
- 0%Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- 0%Sep
- Oct
- 1%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded steelhead stockings in New York, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.
States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.
Where steelhead gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverdam Brook | Oswego | 34 | 3,806,052 | April 2025 |
| Oak Orchard Creek | Orleans | 30 | 396,308 | April 2025 |
| Genesee River | Monroe | 26 | 404,664 | April 2025 |
| Eighteenmile Creek | Niagara | 25 | 178,920 | April 2025 |
| Cattaraugus Creek | Erie | 24 | 1,623,561 | March 2025 |
| Sandy Creek | Monroe | 22 | 229,470 | April 2025 |
| Twelvemile Creek | Niagara | 21 | 182,460 | April 2025 |
| Eighteenmile Creek | Erie | 19 | 363,530 | March 2025 |
| Oswego River | Oswego | 17 | 377,010 | April 2025 |
| Grindstone Creek | Oswego | 16 | 91,495 | April 2025 |
| South Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 16 | 366,410 | April 2025 |
| Irondequoit Creek | Monroe | 15 | 361,290 | April 2025 |
| Johnson Creek | Orleans | 15 | 98,000 | April 2025 |
| Maxwell Creek | Steuben | 15 | 260,660 | April 2025 |
| Stony Creek | Jefferson | 15 | 225,460 | April 2025 |
| Buffalo Creek | Erie | 15 | 154,840 | March 2025 |
| Canadaway Creek | Chautauqua | 15 | 223,130 | March 2025 |
| Chautauqua Creek | Chautauqua | 15 | 541,250 | March 2025 |
| Walnut Creek | Chautauqua | 15 | 110,310 | March 2025 |
| Buffalo River | Erie | 14 | 116,560 | April 2025 |
| Cayuga Creek | Erie | 14 | 117,180 | March 2025 |
| Silver Creek | Chautauqua | 14 | 105,310 | March 2025 |
| Marsh Creek | Orleans | 10 | 70,040 | April 2020 |
| Salmon Creek | Monroe | 10 | 49,820 | March 2020 |
See everything New York stocks in the full New York stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the New York fishing spot finder.
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from its fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov.
