Oatka Creek fishing

Oatka Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a river section. 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 and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Oatka Creek
Photo: Phil5329, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
June 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
219
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
10.8 in
Elevation
514 ft

Fish at Oatka Creek

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 205 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 10.9 in · 205 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2024 · avg 9.2 in · 11 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last April 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 2022 · avg 8.8 in · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Oatka Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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

Fish stocked in 2011

15,580

Fish stocked in 2012

16,710

Fish stocked in 2013

13,840

Fish stocked in 2014

25,220

Fish stocked in 2015

15,080

Fish stocked in 2016

14,930

Fish stocked in 2017

14,875

Fish stocked in 2018

15,510

Fish stocked in 2019

15,080

Fish stocked in 2020

30,860

Fish stocked in 2021

14,860

Fish stocked in 2022

14,820

Fish stocked in 2023

14,430

Fish stocked in 2024

14,178

Fish stocked in 2025

14,265

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 2025Brown Trout5551 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout27013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout2,4509.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout28013.6 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,5509.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout27013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,4509.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout27013.6 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,4509.2 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout2,4509.2 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout27014.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout2,3409.8 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout27014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,5709.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout8509.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout14014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout14014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,3409.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,3409.6 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout27014 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout1,03810.8 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout27014 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout2,3409.5 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout27013.8 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout26013.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,04013.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2,3409.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout27013.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,4209 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout26013.6 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,3409.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,6409 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout26013.5 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout26013.6 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout2,3409.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout1,0409.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout26013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,3409.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout27014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,42010 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout6209 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout7014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout26014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout26013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout4,68010 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout26014 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout2,34010 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,04013.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout2,3408.6 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout30013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,4208.7 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout27013.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6209.4 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout7013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,3409.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout26013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout26013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,3408.7 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout26013.4 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout2,3409.3 inreport
December 2020Brown Trout4,0007.5 inreport
November 2020Brown Trout2,0006.6 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout1,5006.6 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout1,5006.6 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout2,9008.4 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout6208 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout2,8308.8 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout1,2008.4 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout75014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout8108.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout9608.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout68014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,2508.4 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,1308.2 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout35012.8 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,2508.3 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout8308.1 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1,0708.4 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout70012.8 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,4808.3 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout15013.2 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout32513 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout9709 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout32513 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout2,5709 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,1508.6 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,7009.2 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,5108.6 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout35013.5 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout1,5108.4 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout2,9208.4 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout9608.2 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout2,5208.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout24013.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout63013.1 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout35013.6 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout20013.6 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,1308.7 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,4808.3 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,7009.2 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout70013.6 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout70013.6 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,4808.7 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,8708.3 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout20013.4 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout15013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout9109.6 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout9109 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout7513.4 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,3909.6 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,0708.8 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout1,7009 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,4008.8 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout35012.7 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout1,4008.3 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout70012.7 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout2,7208.3 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout90–report
May 2016Brown Trout15017.6 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout9509.5 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout9509.6 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout90–report
May 2016Brown Trout2,5009.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,1208.3 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,3509.4 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,4708.3 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout35013.6 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout1,4708.1 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout70013.6 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout2,8408.1 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout15013.4 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout9408.7 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout9409.2 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout2,4808.7 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout35013.1 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout20012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,1108.5 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,4508.1 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout1,4909 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout38014.6 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout70013.1 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout32012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,4508.5 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,8208.1 inreport
October 2014Brown Trout7,5005.9 inreport
October 2014Brown Trout2,5005.9 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout15013.4 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout9508.6 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout9509.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,5008.6 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout20013.3 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,1408.4 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,7009 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout70013.3 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,4908.4 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout35013.3 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout1,4907.9 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout70013 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout2,9007.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout15013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout8008.7 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout8008.5 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,1108.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout9508.7 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1,7009.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout70013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,2408.7 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout35013.5 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout1,2408.2 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout2,4008.2 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout70013.3 inreport
June 2012Brown Trout20013.3 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout15013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout15013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout9808.4 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout9808.5 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,5708.4 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout20013.3 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,1508.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1,6308.9 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout70013.3 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,5108.2 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout35012.9 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout1,5108.2 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout70012.9 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout2,9308.2 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout80013.9 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout1,2709.3 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout2,4609.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout35013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout7609.6 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout9308.9 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout70013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,4409.6 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout35012.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,4408.9 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout1,5909.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout70012.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,7908.9 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Scottsville
Shore access
Yes

DEC Public Fishing Rights banks have angler parking on River Rd in Scottsville near the mouth, on Main St in Mumford (with a hand launch, parking for 6 cars) and on Oatka Trail in Le Roy. Monroe County's Oatka Creek Park in Wheatland, entered from Union St and Stewart Rd, has about a mile of creek.

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

About Oatka Creek

Photo of Oatka Creek
Phil5329, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

Irondequoit Creek 14.8 mi last stocked May 2025 Irondequoit Bay 16.2 mi last stocked June 2023 Spring Creek 16.8 mi last stocked March 2020 Lake Ontario 16.9 mi last stocked May 2025 Genesee River 17.4 mi last stocked October 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Oatka Creek?

Fishing Oatka Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 205 of 219 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 10.9 in. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2024, averaging 9.2 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2022, averaging 8.8 in.

When is Oatka Creek stocked?

Last stocked June 2025. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Oatka Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.8 in. Brown Trout average 10.9 in. Brook Trout average 9.2 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.8 in.

How do you get on Oatka Creek?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Scottsville. DEC Public Fishing Rights banks have angler parking on River Rd in Scottsville near the mouth, on Main St in Mumford (with a hand launch, parking for 6 cars) and on Oatka Trail in Le Roy. Monroe County's Oatka Creek Park in Wheatland, entered from Union St and Stewart Rd, has about a mile of creek.

Which lakes near Oatka Creek were stocked more recently?

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

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