Rice Creek fishing

Fishing at Rice Creek has Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2020

Plants on record

10

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

7.8 in

Elevation

246 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Oswego

Rice Creek runs through SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek Field Station, a preserve with trails around an 8-hectare pond, restored wetlands, and a fish ladder built into the dam spillway.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Rice Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2020 it was March 1, 2020, earlier than usual.

Lake Ontario (3 mi) and Oswego River (3.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Ontario is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Rice Creek

Fishing Rice Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 10 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 10 plants
Plants
10 of 10
Last stocked
March 1, 2020
Average length
7.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3402011
  • 3502012
  • 2902013
  • 3502014
  • 3402015
  • 3402016
  • 3302017
  • 3502018
  • 3502019
  • 2902020

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 290 8.2 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 350 7.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 350 7.8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 330 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 340 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 340 7.9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 350 8.1 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 290 7.4 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 350 7.5 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 340 7.5 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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