Canoga Creek fishing

Fishing at Canoga Creek is on a river section, stocked with Brook Trout. It is stocked about 1.1 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

17

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

8.5 in

Elevation

381 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Sources: water_type , fishing_notes , angler_notes

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How Canoga Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, later than usual.

Dutch Hollow Brook (11.4 mi), Owasco Lake (11.6 mi), Cayuga Lake (12.3 mi), and Seneca Lake (12.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Owasco Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Canoga Creek

Fishing Canoga Creek is most likely to be for Brook Trout. All 17 plants on record are Brook Trout.

Brook Trout 17 plants
Plants
17 of 17
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
8.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fishing Canoga Creek

Canoga Creek has a history of fish stocking; at various times in the 1940s and 1950s, the creek was stocked with fish including rainbow trout and brook trout. As of 2026, the state Department of Environmental Conservation stocks the creek with trout.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

What anglers say

According to outdoors columnist Floyd King, Canoga Creek was considered a top trout stream. In 1958, Floyd King described it as considered "one of the best natural trout streams in [its] area."

Fish stocked per year

  • 2302011
  • 4402012
  • 2502013
  • 2502014
  • 2202015
  • 2002016
  • 2502017
  • 2502018
  • 2502019
  • 1602020
  • 1,3002021
  • 3002022
  • 3002023
  • 3002024
  • 2102025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 17 plants Showing 17 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brook Trout 210 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 300 9.7 in report
April 1, 2023 Brook Trout 300 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brook Trout 300 9.5 in report
June 1, 2021 Brook Trout 1,000 4.2 in report
April 1, 2021 Brook Trout 300 8.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 160 8.5 in report
March 1, 2019 Brook Trout 250 8.2 in report
March 1, 2018 Brook Trout 250 8.4 in report
March 1, 2017 Brook Trout 250 9 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 200 8.4 in report
March 1, 2015 Brook Trout 220 8.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Brook Trout 250 8.4 in report
March 1, 2013 Brook Trout 250 8.1 in report
June 1, 2012 Brook Trout 200 9.6 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 240 8.9 in report
March 1, 2011 Brook Trout 230 8.3 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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