Butternut Creek

Butternut Creek fishing

Fishing at Butternut Creek is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

170

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

10 in

Elevation

394 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Sources: water_type

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How Butternut Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2025 it was March 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Limestone Creek (1.3 mi) and Chittenango Creek (5.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Limestone Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout and Chittenango Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Butternut Creek

Fishing Butternut Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 132 of 170 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Brown Trout 132 plants
Plants
132 of 170
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
10.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 38 plants
Plants
38 of 170
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
8.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 8,4292011
  • 8,2122012
  • 8,4292013
  • 8,2482014
  • 10,0002015
  • 9,7302016
  • 10,2502017
  • 11,3502018
  • 10,3502019
  • 17,2002020
  • 9,5002021
  • 9,5502022
  • 8,5252023
  • 8,5502024
  • 7,3002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 170 plants Showing 170 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 900 7.5 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 600 13.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 600 13.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brook Trout 450 9.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,100 7.2 in report
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 750 13 in report
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 1,900 7.1 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 1,300 9 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 1,000 12.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 100 12.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 1,800 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 900 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 750 12 in report
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 450 9.6 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 900 9 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 750 12.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 1,900 9 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 625 12.1 in report
April 1, 2023 Brook Trout 450 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,100 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 600 12.7 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 600 9 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 900 9 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 750 12.1 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 900 12.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,200 12 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 3,100 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brook Trout 1,350 9 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,800 9 in report
March 1, 2022 Brook Trout 600 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 900 12 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 600 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
April 1, 2021 Brook Trout 600 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 900 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 150 17.8 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 200 17.8 in report
March 1, 2021 Brook Trout 600 9.2 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,400 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,500 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 400 12 in report
March 1, 2021 Brook Trout 450 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 200 0.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,400 8.3 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,500 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,500 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,300 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,600 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,600 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,900 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 900 7.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 600 7.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 900 7.4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,500 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,000 7.6 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,500 7.6 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 800 7.6 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 600 8.9 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 450 8.9 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 700 12.1 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,400 7.6 in report
March 1, 2019 Brook Trout 600 8.9 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,200 7.8 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 600 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 600 12.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 600 12.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 700 12.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 450 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,400 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,200 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 300 7.8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 800 7.8 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 700 12.1 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,400 7.8 in report
March 1, 2018 Brook Trout 800 7.8 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 400 12.6 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 900 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 600 12.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 450 12.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 700 12.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,200 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,800 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 600 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 600 8.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 600 8.5 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 700 12.6 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,400 8 in report
March 1, 2017 Brook Trout 300 8.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 500 13 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,730 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 450 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 450 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 450 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,500 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 900 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 900 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 450 8 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 700 12 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,400 8 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 300 5 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 500 13 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,900 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 600 12.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 600 12.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,600 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 2,400 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 500 8 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 500 12.5 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,100 8 in report
March 1, 2015 Brook Trout 300 8 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 400 12.2 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 400 12.2 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 400 8.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 712 8.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 111 8.6 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 600 6.6 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 600 12.2 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 425 12.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,200 8 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 600 8 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 400 6.6 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 300 6.5 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 700 12 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,400 7.5 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 605 12.9 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 500 8.3 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 512 8.6 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 200 13 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 400 8.6 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 400 8.6 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 400 12.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 675 7.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 600 8.4 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 425 12.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 806 7.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 806 7.9 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 700 12.5 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,400 7.5 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 700 13.7 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 800 13.7 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 900 8.5 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 425 13 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 475 13 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 500 8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,612 8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 700 8.3 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 700 13 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,400 8 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 605 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,012 8.5 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 600 8.5 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 100 10 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 100 8.3 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 316 13 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 425 13 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,612 8 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,275 8 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 84 12.8 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 700 13 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,400 8 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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