Cattaraugus Creek fishing

Cattaraugus Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, and Lake Sturgeon on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass and Channel Catfish. It is stocked about 13 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Smallmouth Bass, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

Cattaraugus Creek
Photo: Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Last stocked
October 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
200
Since 2011
Species stocked
4 (+2 also recorded)
Average size
10.3 in
Elevation
574 ft

Fish at Cattaraugus Creek

4 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 162 plants · last October 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked October 2025 · avg 11.3 in · 162 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Steelhead Stocked · 24 plants · last March 2025

Last stocked March 2025 · avg 4.8 in · 24 plants

Steelhead species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last October 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked October 2025 · avg 7.2 in · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Cattaraugus Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

127,750

Fish stocked in 2012

104,760

Fish stocked in 2013

101,200

Fish stocked in 2014

102,570

Fish stocked in 2015

43,450

Fish stocked in 2016

441,390

Fish stocked in 2017

308,320

Fish stocked in 2018

119,370

Fish stocked in 2019

76,310

Fish stocked in 2020

91,660

Fish stocked in 2021

98,309

Fish stocked in 2022

89,575

Fish stocked in 2023

69,342

Fish stocked in 2024

108,090

Fish stocked in 2025

77,906

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 2025Brown Trout7521.5 inreport
October 2025Brown Trout3009.5 inreport
October 2025Brown Trout8716.5 inreport
October 2025Rainbow Trout15,0007.1 inreport
October 2025Lake Sturgeon9968 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout5081 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout25014 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout2,2908.1 inreport
March 2025Steelhead58,4005.2 inreport
October 2024Brown Trout35011.2 inreport
October 2024Brown Trout8017.3 inreport
October 2024Brown Trout5022.5 inreport
October 2024Rainbow Trout15,0006.3 inreport
May 2024Steelhead22,6044.5 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout25014.1 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout2,1809.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,5809.3 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout30013.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout25013.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout25013.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,1809.3 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout25013.7 inreport
March 2024Steelhead57,4064.9 inreport
October 2023Brown Trout2518.4 inreport
October 2023Brown Trout13022.5 inreport
October 2023Brown Trout31011.2 inreport
October 2023Rainbow Trout15,0006.8 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout24013.6 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout29013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,5809 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout24013.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,1808.6 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,18010.1 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout24013.8 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
March 2023Steelhead41,3275.7 inreport
October 2022Brown Trout20017 inreport
October 2022Brown Trout30012 inreport
October 2022Rainbow Trout15,0007 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout24014 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,1809.5 inreport
May 2022Steelhead24,7005 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout24014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout4,3609 inreport
April 2022Steelhead37,6355.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout21014 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout1,85010 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout2,1809 inreport
October 2021Brown Trout1,38012.9 inreport
October 2021Brown Trout62010 inreport
October 2021Rainbow Trout15,0006.9 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout2,0009.4 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout10,0009.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout24013.8 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout2,18010 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout24013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout24013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,1809.4 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout1,8509.3 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout21013.1 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout24013.3 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout2,1809.2 inreport
March 2021Steelhead57,5695.5 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout7,0007.4 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout15,0007.3 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout1,9109 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout30013.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout65012.8 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,7908.6 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,2508.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout1,8009 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout40013.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout60013.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,2509 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout9809 inreport
March 2020Steelhead56,0305.9 inreport
October 2019Rainbow Trout15,0006.7 inreport
October 2019Rainbow Trout4,0005.1 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout20013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,5109 inreport
May 2019Steelhead43,6405.1 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout35013.3 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,6608.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout40013.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,1508.9 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout60013 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout3,3708.5 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout60013 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout2,1308.6 inreport
October 2018Rainbow Trout1,2006.3 inreport
October 2018Rainbow Trout15,0006.3 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout60013.7 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,4809 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout35013.2 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,6109 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,1309 inreport
April 2018Steelhead90,0004.9 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout60012.8 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout3,3108.7 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout60012.9 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout2,0908.9 inreport
November 2017Steelhead203,0003.2 inreport
June 2017Brown Trout1,50011.2 inreport
June 2017Brown Trout1,40011.2 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout40013.4 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,4009 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout35013.2 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,4808.8 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,0708.6 inreport
April 2017Steelhead90,0004.4 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout60013.1 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout3,1408.3 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout60013.2 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout1,9809 inreport
December 2016Steelhead158,7003.2 inreport
November 2016Steelhead25,0003.4 inreport
June 2016Brown Trout500–report
June 2016Brown Trout500–report
May 2016Brown Trout1,4709.6 inreport
May 2016Steelhead72,9604.9 inreport
May 2016Steelhead16,2004.7 inreport
May 2016Steelhead64,9204.7 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout35013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,5908.3 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout13013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,1208.4 inreport
April 2016Steelhead90,0004.8 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout60013.6 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout3,2808.1 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout60013.6 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout2,0708.5 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout1,00013.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,4509.4 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout35012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout67012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,5708.5 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,2508.1 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout40012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,1108.9 inreport
April 2015Steelhead30,0005.1 inreport
March 2015Brown Trout60012.9 inreport
March 2015Brown Trout2,0508.6 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,4609.2 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout35013.9 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2,5908.6 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout40013.6 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,1208.7 inreport
April 2014Steelhead90,0004.6 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout60012.8 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout3,3407.8 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout60013.8 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout2,1108.9 inreport
June 2013Brown Trout37013.1 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,2409 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout35013.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout2,1808.8 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout9508.9 inreport
April 2013Steelhead90,0004.7 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout60013.2 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout2,7608.2 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout60013 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout1,7508.4 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout95013.3 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout84013.3 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,5108.5 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout35013.6 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout2,6607.9 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout60013 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,1508 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout60013.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout3,3708.1 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout60013.4 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout2,1308 inreport
March 2012Steelhead90,0004.7 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout1,00013.5 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout1,00013.8 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,4409 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,5408.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout3502.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout40012.8 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,1008.5 inreport
April 2011Steelhead104,0705.3 inreport
April 2011Steelhead9,4005.3 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout60013.8 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout3,2208.3 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout60012.8 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout2,0308.3 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Irving
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
cleaning station

This pin is the Lake Erie mouth at Sunset Bay, where a municipal hard-surface launch has about 70 spaces and a fish cleaning station. The lower 14 miles cross Seneca Nation land; public banks are upstream in Zoar Valley, on Hammond Hill Road PFR and below Springville Dam.

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About Cattaraugus Creek

Photo of Cattaraugus Creek
Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Walnut Creek 2.3 mi last stocked March 2025 Silver Creek 2.3 mi last stocked March 2025 Lake Erie 11.8 mi last stocked April 2017 Eighteenmile Creek 13.3 mi last stocked October 2025 Canadaway Creek 13.4 mi last stocked October 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Cattaraugus Creek?

Fishing Cattaraugus Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 162 of 200 plants on record, ahead of Steelhead and 2 more. Brown Trout was last stocked October 2025, averaging 11.3 in. Steelhead was last stocked March 2025, averaging 4.8 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked October 2025, averaging 7.2 in. Lake Sturgeon was last stocked October 2025, averaging 8 in. Smallmouth Bass and Channel Catfish are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Cattaraugus Creek stocked?

Last stocked October 2025. It is stocked about 13 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Cattaraugus Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Brown Trout average 11.3 in. Steelhead average 4.8 in. Rainbow Trout average 7.2 in. Lake Sturgeon average 8 in.

How do you get on Cattaraugus Creek?

Shore fishing is available and there is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Irving. Facilities include cleaning station. This pin is the Lake Erie mouth at Sunset Bay, where a municipal hard-surface launch has about 70 spaces and a fish cleaning station. The lower 14 miles cross Seneca Nation land; public banks are upstream in Zoar Valley, on Hammond Hill Road PFR and below Springville Dam.

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