Onondaga Creek fishing

Onondaga Creek fishing: not stocked since April 2023. It was stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass.

Last stocked: April 2023; Brown Trout
Plants on record: 81; Since 2011
Species stocked: 2 (+1 also recorded)
Average size: 10.3 in
Elevation: 362 ft

Fish at Onondaga Creek

2 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 79 plants · last April 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2023 · avg 10.3 in · 79 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

Brook Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last April 2013 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2013 · avg 8.4 in · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Smallmouth Bass species guide

How Onondaga Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Harbor Brook (1.7 mi), Geddes Brook (2.7 mi), and Ninemile Creek (3 mi) were stocked more recently. Harbor Brook is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout, Geddes Brook is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Ninemile Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

1,600

Fish stocked in 2012

1,650

Fish stocked in 2013

1,690

Fish stocked in 2014

300

Fish stocked in 2015

1,790

Fish stocked in 2016

1,470

Fish stocked in 2017

530

Fish stocked in 2018

1,495

Fish stocked in 2019

1,495

Fish stocked in 2020

1,495

Fish stocked in 2021

2,720

Fish stocked in 2022

2,060

Fish stocked in 2023

1,400

Stocking history

All species Brown Trout Brook Trout

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
April 2023	Brown Trout	300	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	100	12 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	400	9 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	100	12 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	100	12 in	report
March 2023	Brown Trout	400	9 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	100	12.5 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	100	12 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	800	9 in	report
March 2022	Brown Trout	210	12 in	report
March 2022	Brown Trout	850	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	250	12 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	110	12 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	110	12 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	450	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	550	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	450	9 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	250	12 in	report
March 2021	Brown Trout	550	9 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	100	13.5 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	55	13.5 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	100	13.5 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	50	13.5 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	540	8.1 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	225	8.1 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	225	8.1 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	200	8.1 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	50	12.2 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	100	12.2 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	200	7.8 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	540	7.8 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	100	12.2 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	55	12.2 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	225	7.8 in	report
March 2019	Brown Trout	225	7.8 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	50	12.6 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	100	12.1 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	540	7.8 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	200	7.8 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	100	12.1 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	55	12.1 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	225	7.8 in	report
March 2018	Brown Trout	225	7.8 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	50	12.6 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	200	8 in	report
March 2017	Brown Trout	55	12.6 in	report
March 2017	Brown Trout	225	8 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	100	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	50	13 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	540	8 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	200	8 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	75	12 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	55	12 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	225	8 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	225	8 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	100	12.7 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	200	12.5 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	540	8 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	300	8 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	75	12.5 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	75	12.5 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	250	8 in	report
March 2015	Brown Trout	250	8 in	report
March 2014	Brown Trout	75	12 in	report
March 2014	Brown Trout	225	7.5 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	150	12.5 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	540	7.5 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	150	12.7 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	100	7.7 in	report
April 2013	Brook Trout	250	8.4 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	75	12.5 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	425	5.8 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	300	13 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	550	8 in	report
April 2012	Brook Trout	300	8.3 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	75	13 in	report
March 2012	Brown Trout	425	8 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	300	13 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	800	8 in	report
March 2011	Brown Trout	75	13 in	report
March 2011	Brown Trout	425	8 in	report

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Nearest town: Syracuse

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

About Onondaga Creek

Photo of Onondaga Creek — DASonnenfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Harbor Brook 1.7 mi last stocked May 2025 Onondaga Lake 2.2 mi last stocked September 2014 Geddes Brook 2.7 mi last stocked May 2024 Hiawatha Lake 2.9 mi last stocked April 2016 Ninemile Creek 3 mi last stocked May 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Onondaga Creek?

Fishing Onondaga Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 79 of 81 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2023, averaging 10.3 in. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2013, averaging 8.4 in. Smallmouth Bass is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Onondaga Creek stocked?

Not stocked since April 2023.

How big are the fish stocked at Onondaga Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Brown Trout average 10.3 in. Brook Trout average 8.4 in.

Which lakes near Onondaga Creek were stocked more recently?

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