Rainbow Trout Stocked · 44 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Skaneateles Creek fishing
Skaneateles Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- April 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 45
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 8.6 in
- Elevation
- 374 ft
Fish at Skaneateles Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 44 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last March 2012 Best: dawn, day, dusk Skaneateles Creek is a brush and tree lined cold water stream that flows north for 14 miles, receiving exceptionally cold and clean water from Skaneateles Lake. Each spring, Onondaga County Parks Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery stocks nearly 2,000 rainbow trout. Good bank cover and cool water temperatures foster a good holdover of stocked rainbow trout and a wild brown trout population. (fishonondagacounty.com, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Skaneateles Creek is stocked
Fish stocked in 2011
1,950
Fish stocked in 2012
2,950
Fish stocked in 2013
2,350
Fish stocked in 2014
13,200
Fish stocked in 2015
9,200
Fish stocked in 2016
2,150
Fish stocked in 2017
2,150
Fish stocked in 2018
4,150
Fish stocked in 2019
9,350
Fish stocked in 2020
2,050
Fish stocked in 2021
2,600
Fish stocked in 2022
5,200
Fish stocked in 2023
5,400
Fish stocked in 2024
5,100
Fish stocked in 2025
1,600
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.9 in | report |
| March 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.2 in | report |
| April 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 4,200 | 4.4 in | report |
| March 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 900 | 10 in | report |
| April 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 10 in | report |
| March 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 3,400 | 4.6 in | report |
| March 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 1,200 | 9.8 in | report |
| May 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 3,200 | 4 in | report |
| April 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,200 | 9.5 in | report |
| March 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.5 in | report |
| April 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | 9.7 in | report |
| March 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,600 | 9.5 in | report |
| April 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 9.1 in | report |
| March 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,300 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 8,000 | 5.2 in | report |
| April 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9.6 in | report |
| March 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 9.6 in | report |
| May 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 2,800 | 5 in | report |
| April 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 7.3 in | report |
| March 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 7.3 in | report |
| May 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 850 | 9.6 in | report |
| April 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 650 | 9.1 in | report |
| March 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 650 | 10.2 in | report |
| May 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 900 | 9 in | report |
| April 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9 in | report |
| March 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 650 | 9 in | report |
| May 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 1,100 | 10.4 in | report |
| May 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 7,000 | 5 in | report |
| April 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 550 | 10.4 in | report |
| March 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 550 | 10.4 in | report |
| May 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9.3 in | report |
| May 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9.3 in | report |
| May 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 12,000 | 2.5 in | report |
| May 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | 10 in | report |
| April 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 100 | 11.7 in | report |
| April 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 9 in | report |
| April 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 400 | 8.2 in | report |
| March 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 550 | 9 in | report |
| May 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 1,300 | 9.4 in | report |
| May 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9.1 in | report |
| April 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 500 | 9 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 550 | 9 in | report |
| May 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | 10 in | report |
| April 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 400 | 8.5 in | report |
| March 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 550 | 9 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Jordan
- Shore access
- Yes
Cold, brush-lined creek running 14 miles north from Skaneateles Lake to the Seneca River near Jordan. Reach it from road right-of-ways and the public Erie Canal Park in Jordan; DEC maps municipal bank access just north of Skaneateles village and near Valley Drive.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.
About Skaneateles Creek
The creek is a brush and tree lined cold water stream. (fishonondagacounty.com, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Common questions
What fish are at Skaneateles Creek?
Fishing Skaneateles Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 44 of 45 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 8.6 in. Brown Trout was last stocked March 2012, averaging 9 in.
When is Skaneateles Creek stocked?
Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.
How big are the fish stocked at Skaneateles Creek?
Stocked fish average 8.6 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.6 in. Brown Trout average 9 in.
How do you get on Skaneateles Creek?
Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Jordan. Cold, brush-lined creek running 14 miles north from Skaneateles Lake to the Seneca River near Jordan. Reach it from road right-of-ways and the public Erie Canal Park in Jordan; DEC maps municipal bank access just north of Skaneateles village and near Valley Drive.