Spafford Creek fishing

Spafford Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. 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.

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Last stocked
March 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
70
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
10.2 in
Elevation
788 ft

Fish at Spafford Creek

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 67 plants · last March 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2025 · avg 10.3 in · 67 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last March 2020 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2020 · avg 7.7 in · 3 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Spafford Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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 stocked in 2011

1,140

Fish stocked in 2012

1,140

Fish stocked in 2013

1,140

Fish stocked in 2014

1,140

Fish stocked in 2015

1,100

Fish stocked in 2016

1,050

Fish stocked in 2017

1,500

Fish stocked in 2018

1,050

Fish stocked in 2019

1,125

Fish stocked in 2020

1,425

Fish stocked in 2021

550

Fish stocked in 2022

550

Fish stocked in 2023

425

Fish stocked in 2024

425

Fish stocked in 2025

425

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 2025Brown Trout3507.2 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout7513 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout3509 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout7512.2 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout3509 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout7512.1 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout7512 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout4759 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout15012 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout4009 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout5013.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout5013.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout17513.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2008.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout6508.1 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2008.1 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout507.4 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout507.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout5012.1 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout5012.1 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3007.5 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3007.5 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout10012.1 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout3257.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout5012.6 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout7512.2 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2008 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3007.8 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout10012.2 inreport
March 2018Brown Trout3257.8 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout50012.6 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout7512.6 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2008 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout3004.8 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout10012.6 inreport
March 2017Brown Trout3258 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout7513 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout3008 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2008 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout10012 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout3258 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout10012.7 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3008 inreport
March 2015Brown Trout15012.7 inreport
March 2015Brown Trout5508 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout7512.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout7512.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3008 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2007.8 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout12512 inreport
March 2014Brown Trout3657.5 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout7512.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout7512.5 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1007.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout3007.5 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1008.4 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout12512.5 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout3657.5 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout7513 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3008 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout27513 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout12513 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout3658 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout10013.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1758.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout7513 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout3008 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout12513 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout3658 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Also called Spafford Brook: a low-gradient meadow stream flowing north about 6 miles from Tully into the south end of Otisco Lake. Onondaga County Parks maps an angler access point at Masters Road; DEC treats Sawmill Road up to Masters Road as a Finger Lakes tributary.

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

Nearest lakes

Otisco Lake 2.7 mi last stocked June 2025 Bear Swamp Creek 4.2 mi last stocked June 2017 Fall Brook 4.9 mi last stocked November 2025 Grout Brook 5.2 mi last stocked October 2016 Skaneateles Lake 6.1 mi last stocked May 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Spafford Creek?

Fishing Spafford Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 67 of 70 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked March 2025, averaging 10.3 in. Brook Trout was last stocked March 2020, averaging 7.7 in.

When is Spafford Creek stocked?

Last stocked March 2025. It is stocked about 4.7 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.

How big are the fish stocked at Spafford Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.2 in. Brown Trout average 10.3 in. Brook Trout average 7.7 in.

How do you get on Spafford Creek?

Also called Spafford Brook: a low-gradient meadow stream flowing north about 6 miles from Tully into the south end of Otisco Lake. Onondaga County Parks maps an angler access point at Masters Road; DEC treats Sawmill Road up to Masters Road as a Finger Lakes tributary.

Which lakes near Spafford Creek were stocked more recently?

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.

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