Irondequoit Bay

Irondequoit Bay fishing

Fishing at Irondequoit Bay has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2011, most often in June and August. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

June 1, 2023

Plants on record

14

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.8 in

Elevation

246 ft

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How Irondequoit Bay is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of June. In 2023 it was June 1, 2023, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022.

Irondequoit Creek (2 mi), Genesee River (5.1 mi), Lake Ontario (5.6 mi), and Oatka Creek (16.2 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Irondequoit Bay

Fishing Irondequoit Bay is most likely to be for Walleye. All 14 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
June 1, 2023
Average length
1.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 36,0002011
  • 36,0002013
  • 36,0002015
  • 62,5002017
  • 243,7452018
  • 75,0002019
  • 36,0002021
  • 12,4002023

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 1, 2023 Walleye 12,400 1.3 in report
June 1, 2021 Walleye 36,000 1.2 in report
June 1, 2019 Walleye 36,000 1.3 in report
June 1, 2019 Walleye 39,000 1.3 in report
November 1, 2018 Walleye 47,945 4 in report
November 1, 2018 Walleye 49,800 4 in report
August 1, 2018 Walleye 82,000 3 in report
August 1, 2018 Walleye 64,000 0.2 in report
June 1, 2017 Walleye 36,000 1.4 in report
June 1, 2017 Walleye 26,500 1.4 in report
June 1, 2015 Walleye 36,000 1.4 in report
June 1, 2013 Walleye 36,000 1.4 in report
June 1, 2011 Walleye 24,360 1.7 in report
June 1, 2011 Walleye 11,640 1.7 in report

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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