Spafford Creek fishing

Fishing at Spafford Creek has Brown Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 4.7 times 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, 2025

Plants on record

70

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

10.2 in

Elevation

788 ft

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How Spafford 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.

Otisco Lake (2.7 mi), Fall Brook (4.9 mi), and Skaneateles Lake (6.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Otisco Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Fall Brook is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Fish at Spafford Creek

Fishing Spafford Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 67 of 70 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Brown Trout 67 plants
Plants
67 of 70
Last stocked
March 1, 2025
Average length
10.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 70
Last stocked
March 1, 2020
Average length
7.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,1402011
  • 1,1402012
  • 1,1402013
  • 1,1402014
  • 1,1002015
  • 1,0502016
  • 1,5002017
  • 1,0502018
  • 1,1252019
  • 1,4252020
  • 5502021
  • 5502022
  • 4252023
  • 4252024
  • 4252025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 350 7.2 in report
March 1, 2025 Brown Trout 75 13 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 350 9 in report
March 1, 2024 Brown Trout 75 12.2 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 350 9 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 75 12.1 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 75 12 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 475 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 150 12 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 400 9 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 50 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 50 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 175 13.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 200 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 650 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 200 8.1 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 50 7.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 50 7.4 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 50 12.1 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 50 12.1 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 300 7.5 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 300 7.5 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 100 12.1 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 325 7.5 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 50 12.6 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 75 12.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 300 7.8 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 100 12.2 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 325 7.8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 500 12.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 75 12.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 200 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 300 4.8 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 12.6 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 325 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 75 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 50 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 300 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 200 8 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 12 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 325 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 12.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 300 8 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 150 12.7 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 550 8 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 75 12.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 75 12.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 300 8 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 200 7.8 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 125 12 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 365 7.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 75 12.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 75 12.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 100 7.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 300 7.5 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 100 8.4 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 125 12.5 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 365 7.5 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 75 13 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 300 8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 275 13 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 125 13 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 365 8 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 175 8.5 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 75 13 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 300 8 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 125 13 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 365 8 in report
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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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