Last stocked
October 1, 2025
Plants on record
57
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
7.6 in
Elevation
572 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Shore access
- Yes
1.4 miles of Public Fishing Rights easements plus 2.5 more miles of stream access inside the 464-acre Eighteen Mile Creek County Park (Erie County), where the main stem meets its South Branch, give bank access to this Lake Erie steelhead and brown trout stream.
Sources: water_type , access , shore_notes , photos , fishing_notes
How Eighteenmile 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.
Fish at Eighteenmile Creek
Fishing Eighteenmile Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 20 of 57 plants on record, ahead of Steelhead and one more.
Brown Trout 20 plants
- Plants
- 20 of 57
- Last stocked
- March 1, 2025
- Average length
- 9.9 in
Steelhead 19 plants
- Plants
- 19 of 57
- Last stocked
- March 1, 2025
- Average length
- 5 in
Rainbow Trout 18 plants
- Plants
- 18 of 57
- Last stocked
- October 1, 2025
- Average length
- 7.7 in
Fishing Eighteenmile Creek
Eighteen Mile Creek is utilized by anglers seeking Lake Erie steelhead during their annual spawning runs that take place from mid-October to early May. Brown trout are also sought year-round. The portion located along the main stem within the park is a catch and release area where only artificial lures are permitted. Eighteen Mile Creek is stocked annually by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Fish stocked per year
- 23,7702011
- 20,6702012
- 20,5502013
- 20,6602014
- 61,0402015
- 20,6502016
- 20,6202017
- 56,2002018
- 39,6602019
- 34,3002020
- 35,3802021
- 35,3802022
- 35,4102023
- 35,4102024
- 35,6802025
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 57 plants Showing 57 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 7.1 in | report |
| April 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 5,250 | 9.2 in | report |
| March 1, 2025 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 5.6 in | report |
| March 1, 2025 | Brown Trout | 40 | 14.2 in | report |
| March 1, 2025 | Brown Trout | 390 | 9.2 in | report |
| October 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 6.3 in | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 9 in | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.6 in | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | 370 | 9.5 in | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | 40 | 13.8 in | report |
| October 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 6.8 in | report |
| April 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 9.7 in | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 5.7 in | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | 40 | 13.6 in | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | 370 | 9.5 in | report |
| October 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 7 in | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 9 in | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Brown Trout | 40 | 13 in | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Brown Trout | 340 | 10 in | report |
| March 1, 2022 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 5.5 in | report |
| October 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 6.9 in | report |
| April 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 9.3 in | report |
| March 1, 2021 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 5.4 in | report |
| March 1, 2021 | Brown Trout | 340 | 9.3 in | report |
| March 1, 2021 | Brown Trout | 40 | 14.1 in | report |
| October 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 7.3 in | report |
| March 1, 2020 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 5.9 in | report |
| March 1, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 3,750 | 8 in | report |
| March 1, 2020 | Brown Trout | 550 | 8.3 in | report |
| October 1, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 6.7 in | report |
| October 1, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 4,000 | 5.1 in | report |
| April 1, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 5,000 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 1, 2019 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.9 in | report |
| March 1, 2019 | Brown Trout | 660 | 8.5 in | report |
| October 1, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 1,200 | 6.3 in | report |
| October 1, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 10,000 | 6.3 in | report |
| April 1, 2018 | Steelhead | 40,000 | 5.1 in | report |
| April 1, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 4,350 | 9 in | report |
| March 1, 2018 | Brown Trout | 650 | 8.6 in | report |
| April 1, 2017 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.6 in | report |
| March 1, 2017 | Brown Trout | 620 | 8.3 in | report |
| April 1, 2016 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.8 in | report |
| March 1, 2016 | Brown Trout | 650 | 7.9 in | report |
| April 1, 2015 | Steelhead | 32,000 | 1.8 in | report |
| April 1, 2015 | Steelhead | 8,900 | 7.3 in | report |
| April 1, 2015 | Steelhead | 3,000 | 5.4 in | report |
| April 1, 2015 | Steelhead | 7,500 | 4.8 in | report |
| April 1, 2015 | Steelhead | 9,000 | 4.4 in | report |
| March 1, 2015 | Brown Trout | 640 | 7.8 in | report |
| April 1, 2014 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.6 in | report |
| March 1, 2014 | Brown Trout | 660 | 7.8 in | report |
| April 1, 2013 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.8 in | report |
| March 1, 2013 | Brown Trout | 550 | 8.2 in | report |
| March 1, 2012 | Steelhead | 20,000 | 4.9 in | report |
| March 1, 2012 | Brown Trout | 670 | 8 in | report |
| April 1, 2011 | Steelhead | 23,130 | 4.7 in | report |
| March 1, 2011 | Brown Trout | 640 | 8.2 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.