Oatka Creek

Oatka Creek fishing

Fishing at Oatka Creek is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Northern Pike, and Bass. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Last stocked

June 1, 2025

Plants on record

219

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

10.8 in

Elevation

514 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Wikipedia describes the lower creek as a groundwater-cooled freestone stream near its Genesee River mouth. Oatka Creek Park offers 1.7 miles of no-kill, artificial-lures-only fishing, with further access via village parks and DEC easements upstream.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes , photos , speciesFound , fishing_notes , watch_outs

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How Oatka 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.

Genesee River (17.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Genesee River is also stocked with Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Oatka Creek

Fishing Oatka Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 205 of 219 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 205 plants
Plants
205 of 219
Last stocked
June 1, 2025
Average length
10.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 11 plants
Plants
11 of 219
Last stocked
April 1, 2024
Average length
9.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 219
Last stocked
April 1, 2022
Average length
8.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Oatka Creek

Oatka Creek in New York is an important regional resource that is used for recreational purposes. It is known as a popular trout stream, and it is stocked with fish from the oldest fish hatchery in the Western Hemisphere, which is located near its mouth.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

What to watch for

Anglers should be aware that a dam in Le Roy makes the section below it a losing stream, which means it can be dry during the warm months of the year as the stream flows through subterranean channels.

Fish stocked per year

  • 15,5802011
  • 16,7102012
  • 13,8402013
  • 25,2202014
  • 15,0802015
  • 14,9302016
  • 14,8752017
  • 15,5102018
  • 15,0802019
  • 30,8602020
  • 14,8602021
  • 14,8202022
  • 14,4302023
  • 14,1782024
  • 14,2652025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 219 plants Showing 219 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 1, 2025 Brown Trout 555 1 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 270 13.8 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,450 9.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 280 13.6 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,550 9.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 270 13.5 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,450 9.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 270 13.6 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,450 9.2 in report
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,450 9.2 in report
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 270 14.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,340 9.8 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 270 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 1,570 9.6 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 850 9.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 140 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 140 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,340 9.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,340 9.6 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 270 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 1,038 10.8 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 270 14 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,340 9.5 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 270 13.8 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 260 13.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 1,040 13.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,340 9.4 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 270 13.4 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,420 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 260 13.6 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,340 9.1 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,640 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 260 13.5 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 260 13.6 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,340 9.5 in report
June 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,040 9.5 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 260 13.5 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,340 9.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 270 14 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,420 10 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 620 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 70 14 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 260 14 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 260 13 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 4,680 10 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 260 14 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,340 10 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,040 13.4 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,340 8.6 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 300 13.1 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,420 8.7 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 270 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 620 9.4 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 70 13.1 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,340 9.1 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 260 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 260 13 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,340 8.7 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 260 13.4 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,340 9.3 in report
December 1, 2020 Brown Trout 4,000 7.5 in report
November 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,000 6.6 in report
October 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,500 6.6 in report
October 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,500 6.6 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,900 8.4 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 620 8 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,830 8.8 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,200 8.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 750 14 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 150 13.1 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 810 8.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 960 8.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 680 14 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,250 8.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,130 8.2 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 350 12.8 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,250 8.3 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 830 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 1,070 8.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 700 12.8 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,480 8.3 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 150 13.2 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 325 13 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 970 9 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 325 13 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 2,570 9 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,150 8.6 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,700 9.2 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,510 8.6 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 350 13.5 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,510 8.4 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 2,920 8.4 in report
June 1, 2018 Brown Trout 960 8.2 in report
June 1, 2018 Brown Trout 2,520 8.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 13.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 150 13.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 240 13.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 13.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 630 13.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 350 13.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 13.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,130 8.7 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,480 8.3 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,700 9.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 700 13.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 700 13.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,480 8.7 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 2,870 8.3 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 200 13.4 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 150 13 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 910 9.6 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 910 9 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 75 13.4 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,390 9.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,070 8.8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,700 9 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,400 8.8 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 350 12.7 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,400 8.3 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 700 12.7 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,720 8.3 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 90 – report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 150 17.6 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 950 9.5 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 950 9.6 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 90 – report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 2,500 9.5 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 200 13.5 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,120 8.3 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,350 9.4 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,470 8.3 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 350 13.6 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,470 8.1 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 700 13.6 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 2,840 8.1 in report
June 1, 2015 Brown Trout 150 13.1 in report
June 1, 2015 Brown Trout 150 13.1 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 150 13.4 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 940 8.7 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 940 9.2 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 2,480 8.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 350 13.1 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 200 12.8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,110 8.5 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,450 8.1 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,490 9 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 380 14.6 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 700 13.1 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 320 12.8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,450 8.5 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 2,820 8.1 in report
October 1, 2014 Brown Trout 7,500 5.9 in report
October 1, 2014 Brown Trout 2,500 5.9 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 150 13.4 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 950 8.6 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 950 9.2 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 2,500 8.6 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,140 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,700 9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 700 13.3 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,490 8.4 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 350 13.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,490 7.9 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 700 13 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 2,900 7.9 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 150 13.3 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 250 13 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 800 8.7 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 800 8.5 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 250 13 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 2,110 8.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 200 13.2 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 950 8.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,700 9.4 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 700 13.2 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,240 8.7 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 350 13.5 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,240 8.2 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 2,400 8.2 in report
June 1, 2012 Brown Trout 700 13.3 in report
June 1, 2012 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 150 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 150 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 980 8.4 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 980 8.5 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 300 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 2,570 8.4 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 200 13.3 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,150 8.2 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,630 8.9 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 700 13.3 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,510 8.2 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 350 12.9 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,510 8.2 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 700 12.9 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 2,930 8.2 in report
June 1, 2011 Brown Trout 800 13.9 in report
June 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,270 9.3 in report
June 1, 2011 Brown Trout 2,460 9.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 350 13.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 760 9.6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 930 8.9 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 700 13.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,440 9.6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 350 12.9 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,440 8.9 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,590 9.4 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 700 12.9 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 2,790 8.9 in report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Bass : Taken near the creek's mouth on the Genesee River (source)
  • Walleye : Taken near the creek's mouth on the Genesee River (source)
  • Northern Pike : Taken near the creek's mouth on the Genesee River (source)

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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