Black Creek fishing

Black Creek fishing has Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 7 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
May 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
105
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
9.6 in
Elevation
369 ft

Fish at Black Creek

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 83 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 10 in · 83 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last May 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2024 · avg 8.4 in · 15 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last May 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2022 · avg 7.7 in · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Black Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Fish stocked in 2011

15,680

Fish stocked in 2012

16,360

Fish stocked in 2013

13,800

Fish stocked in 2014

15,930

Fish stocked in 2015

25,760

Fish stocked in 2017

21,410

Fish stocked in 2018

16,120

Fish stocked in 2019

23,080

Fish stocked in 2020

18,400

Fish stocked in 2021

15,010

Fish stocked in 2022

13,140

Fish stocked in 2023

13,140

Fish stocked in 2024

13,200

Fish stocked in 2025

12,230

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brown Trout1,2609.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout14014.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9,7509.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,08014.2 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout1,49010.1 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout14013.8 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,2009.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,08014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout9,2909.4 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout13013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,2008.2 inreport
May 2023Brook Trout1,4909.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9,2908.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,03013.2 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout1,03013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout13013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,2008.5 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout1,49010 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout9,2909 inreport
November 2021Brown Trout1,25011.2 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout1,8008.7 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout13013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,2008.5 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout9,2909.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,14013.5 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout4,5006.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout10013.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout8608.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout7407.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout7407.9 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout1,0008.1 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout4,9608.8 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout65013.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout4,8507.9 inreport
November 2019Rainbow Trout4,1807.3 inreport
November 2019Rainbow Trout2,5007.1 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout5,8507.8 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,0207.5 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout8907.5 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout1,1507.8 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout10011.7 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout8907.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout65011.7 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout5,8507.6 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout8708.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout8708.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,0008.1 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout1,1508.3 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout5,7408.1 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout10012.4 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout65012.4 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout5,7408 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout6,0005.5 inreport
June 2017Brown Trout9508 inreport
June 2017Brook Trout1,1508 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout8308 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout8308 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout65013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout5,4508 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout5,4508 inreport
November 2015Rainbow Trout3,0006.3 inreport
November 2015Rainbow Trout3,0006.3 inreport
August 2015Brook Trout4,0003.7 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout5,6508.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout9808.2 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout1,0109 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout5,6507.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout10012.4 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout8607.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout8607.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout65012.4 inreport
June 2014Brown Trout5,6808.3 inreport
June 2014Brown Trout5,6808.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout9908.2 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout1,1509.7 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout10013.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout8008.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout8808.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout65013.1 inreport
June 2013Brown Trout4,8008.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout7308.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout7308.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout8408 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout1,1508.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout4,8008.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout10012.8 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout65012.8 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout8908.6 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout8908.6 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,0208.4 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout1,1108.8 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout5,8508.5 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout5,8508.5 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout10013.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout65013.6 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout8508.8 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout8508.8 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout5,5909.5 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout5,5909.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout9708.5 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout1,0809.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout10013.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout65013.1 inreport

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

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Public land at Black Creek

Black Creek is inside Verona Beach State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Black Creek?

Fishing Black Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 83 of 105 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 10 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2024, averaging 8.4 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2022, averaging 7.7 in.

When is Black Creek stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 7 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. No plants recorded in 2016.

How big are the fish stocked at Black Creek?

Stocked fish average 9.6 in. Brown Trout average 10 in. Brook Trout average 8.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 7.7 in.