Limestone Creek fishing

Limestone Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: White Sucker. It is stocked about 14 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked: May 2025; Brown Trout
Plants on record: 211; Since 2011
Species stocked: 2 (+1 also recorded)
Average size: 10.1 in
Elevation: 389 ft

Fish at Limestone Creek

2 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 161 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 10.7 in · 161 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

Brook Trout Stocked · 50 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 8.4 in · 50 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

White Sucker Confirmed present

White Sucker species guide

How Limestone Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

12,613

Fish stocked in 2012

10,850

Fish stocked in 2013

12,276

Fish stocked in 2014

10,079

Fish stocked in 2015

14,033

Fish stocked in 2016

9,875

Fish stocked in 2017

12,650

Fish stocked in 2018

12,550

Fish stocked in 2019

10,883

Fish stocked in 2020

16,950

Fish stocked in 2021

11,200

Fish stocked in 2022

6,150

Fish stocked in 2023

10,416

Fish stocked in 2024

12,050

Fish stocked in 2025

9,821

Stocking history

All species Brown Trout Brook Trout

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
May 2025	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
May 2025	Brook Trout	621	9.1 in	report
May 2025	Brown Trout	1,850	13 in	report
May 2025	Brown Trout	1,200	13 in	report
April 2025	Brook Trout	450	9.1 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	1,200	7.2 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	750	13.1 in	report
March 2025	Brook Trout	600	8.9 in	report
March 2025	Brown Trout	1,800	7.1 in	report
March 2025	Brown Trout	750	13 in	report
May 2024	Brown Trout	800	12.1 in	report
May 2024	Brown Trout	900	12.1 in	report
May 2024	Brown Trout	900	9 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	750	12 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	750	12 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	900	9 in	report
April 2024	Brook Trout	450	9.6 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	1,500	9 in	report
April 2024	Brook Trout	450	9.6 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	1,200	9 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
March 2024	Brown Trout	900	12.3 in	report
March 2024	Brook Trout	450	8.7 in	report
March 2024	Brown Trout	1,500	9 in	report
May 2023	Brown Trout	950	9 in	report
May 2023	Brown Trout	666	12.7 in	report
May 2023	Brook Trout	250	9 in	report
May 2023	Brown Trout	800	12.7 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	750	12.1 in	report
April 2023	Brook Trout	450	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	900	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	750	12.1 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	900	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	1,000	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	600	12.1 in	report
March 2023	Brook Trout	450	8.9 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	750	12.1 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	1,200	9 in	report
May 2022	Brown Trout	600	12.5 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	1,350	9 in	report
April 2022	Brook Trout	600	9 in	report
March 2022	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
March 2022	Brown Trout	1,800	9 in	report
March 2022	Brook Trout	600	9 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	1,000	12 in	report
April 2021	Brook Trout	300	9 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	200	12 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	150	0.4 in	report
April 2021	Brook Trout	750	9 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	900	9 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	500	12 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	900	12 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
April 2021	Brook Trout	600	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	1,200	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	200	0.4 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	200	17.8 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
March 2021	Brook Trout	600	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	1,500	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	400	12 in	report
March 2021	Brook Trout	600	9 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	1,200	13.5 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	1,200	13.5 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	800	8.3 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	2,400	8.1 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	2,400	8.1 in	report
April 2020	Brook Trout	1,200	7.4 in	report
April 2020	Brook Trout	1,200	7.4 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	1,650	13.5 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	4,300	8.1 in	report
March 2020	Brook Trout	600	7.4 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	500	12.7 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	300	12.3 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	400	8 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	600	12.3 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	600	12.1 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	150	12.1 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	600	12.1 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	333	7.6 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	1,000	7.6 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	600	7.6 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	1,600	7.6 in	report
April 2019	Brook Trout	150	8.9 in	report
April 2019	Brook Trout	600	8.9 in	report
April 2019	Brook Trout	400	8.9 in	report
April 2019	Brook Trout	900	8.9 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	700	12.1 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	1,300	7.6 in	report
March 2019	Brook Trout	150	8.9 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	800	12.6 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	800	12.6 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	600	12.6 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	2,100	8 in	report
May 2018	Brook Trout	600	7.8 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	750	12.6 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	600	12.1 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	2,100	8 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	900	7.5 in	report
April 2018	Brook Trout	600	8 in	report
April 2018	Brook Trout	600	7.8 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	700	12.1 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	1,000	7.5 in	report
March 2018	Brook Trout	400	7.8 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	600	12.7 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	800	12.7 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	600	8 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	600	12.6 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	600	12.6 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	450	12.6 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	600	12.6 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	1,500	8.1 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	1,200	8 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	1,000	8 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	1,500	8 in	report
April 2017	Brook Trout	600	8.5 in	report
April 2017	Brook Trout	600	8.5 in	report
March 2017	Brown Trout	700	12.6 in	report
March 2017	Brown Trout	1,300	8 in	report
May 2016	Brown Trout	750	13 in	report
May 2016	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	525	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	450	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	400	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	900	8 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	1,800	8 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	1,200	8 in	report
April 2016	Brook Trout	300	9 in	report
April 2016	Brook Trout	300	8 in	report
April 2016	Brook Trout	300	8 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	1,300	8 in	report
March 2016	Brook Trout	450	8 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	1,029	13.2 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	450	13.2 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	1,914	9 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	375	12.7 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	750	12.7 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	400	12.7 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	2,800	8.5 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	1,100	8 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	1,565	8 in	report
April 2015	Brook Trout	400	8 in	report
April 2015	Brook Trout	800	8 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	550	12.7 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	1,500	8 in	report
March 2015	Brook Trout	400	8 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	800	12.3 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	455	12.2 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	800	12.2 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	660	8.3 in	report
May 2014	Brook Trout	150	8.6 in	report
May 2014	Brook Trout	510	6.6 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	605	12.2 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	325	12.1 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	450	12.1 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	712	8 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	1,262	7.8 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	800	7.8 in	report
April 2014	Brook Trout	600	6.6 in	report
April 2014	Brook Trout	300	6 in	report
March 2014	Brown Trout	350	12 in	report
March 2014	Brown Trout	1,300	7.5 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	1,000	12.9 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	900	12.9 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	455	12.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	605	12.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	450	12.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	600	8.4 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	662	7.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	465	7.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	650	7.7 in	report
April 2013	Brook Trout	652	8.4 in	report
April 2013	Brook Trout	800	8.4 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	325	12.5 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	450	7.5 in	report
April 2013	Brook Trout	662	7.9 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	350	12.5 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	350	12.5 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	1,300	7.5 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	1,600	7.5 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	800	13.7 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	1,000	13.7 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	900	13.7 in	report
May 2012	Brook Trout	700	8.5 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	700	13.7 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	700	13 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	1,150	8 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	700	8 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	350	13 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	350	13 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	1,300	8 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	1,100	8 in	report
March 2012	Brook Trout	500	8.3 in	report
June 2011	Brown Trout	1,000	14 in	report
June 2011	Brown Trout	200	8.7 in	report
June 2011	Brook Trout	800	10.2 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	300	13.3 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	1,000	13.3 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	1,000	13.3 in	report
May 2011	Brook Trout	500	8.3 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	755	13.3 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	1,821	8.5 in	report
May 2011	Brook Trout	200	8.3 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	325	13 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	912	8 in	report
April 2011	Brook Trout	200	8.1 in	report
March 2011	Brown Trout	700	13 in	report
March 2011	Brown Trout	2,900	8 in	report

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Nearest town: Minoa
Shore access: Yes

DEC holds about 1.75 miles of public fishing rights but no official PFR parking, so anglers use pulloffs or park in the Villages of Manlius and Fayetteville. Mill Run Park on Mill Street in Manlius also gives access. The creek's lower end meets Butternut Creek below Minoa.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

About Limestone Creek

Photo of Limestone Creek — Eddie891, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Butternut Creek 1.3 mi last stocked April 2025 Pools Brook 3.3 mi last stocked March 2025 Chittenango Creek 5.6 mi last stocked May 2025 Cowaselon Creek 5.9 mi last stocked April 2024 Canaseraga Creek 6.4 mi last stocked April 2020

Common questions

What fish are at Limestone Creek?

Fishing Limestone Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 161 of 211 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 10.7 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 8.4 in. White Sucker is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Limestone Creek stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 14 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Limestone Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.1 in. Brown Trout average 10.7 in. Brook Trout average 8.4 in.

How do you get on Limestone Creek?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Minoa. DEC holds about 1.75 miles of public fishing rights but no official PFR parking, so anglers use pulloffs or park in the Villages of Manlius and Fayetteville. Mill Run Park on Mill Street in Manlius also gives access. The creek's lower end meets Butternut Creek below Minoa.

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