Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Sugar Creek fishing
Sugar Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. 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
- April 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 15
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 7.6 in
- Elevation
- 894 ft
Fish at Sugar Creek
Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last September 2014 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Sugar Creek is stocked
No plants recorded in 2012 and 2015.
Fish stocked in 2011
700
Fish stocked in 2013
700
Fish stocked in 2014
700
Fish stocked in 2016
1,280
Fish stocked in 2017
1,600
Fish stocked in 2018
1,600
Fish stocked in 2019
1,600
Fish stocked in 2020
900
Fish stocked in 2021
5,290
Fish stocked in 2022
1,290
Fish stocked in 2023
4,170
Fish stocked in 2024
1,290
Fish stocked in 2025
920
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Brook Trout | 920 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2024 | Brook Trout | 1,290 | 9.7 in | report |
| November 2023 | Brook Trout | 2,880 | 6.2 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,290 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brook Trout | 1,290 | 9.5 in | report |
| June 2021 | Brook Trout | 4,000 | 4.2 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brook Trout | 1,290 | 8 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brook Trout | 900 | 8.5 in | report |
| March 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,600 | 8.2 in | report |
| March 2018 | Brook Trout | 1,600 | 8.4 in | report |
| March 2017 | Brook Trout | 1,600 | 9 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brook Trout | 1,280 | 8.4 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brown Trout | 700 | 5.3 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brown Trout | 700 | 5.2 in | report |
| September 2011 | Brown Trout | 700 | 5.6 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Ossian
DEC's stocked stretch runs about 6 miles from Canaseraga Road to Linzy Road near Ossian. Parts of the creek on or beside Rattlesnake Hill WMA, to the west, are known trout water.
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Common questions
What fish are at Sugar Creek?
Fishing Sugar Creek usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 12 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 8.2 in. Brown Trout was last stocked September 2014, averaging 5.4 in.
When is Sugar Creek stocked?
Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2011, most often in March and April. No plants recorded in 2012 and 2015.
How big are the fish stocked at Sugar Creek?
Stocked fish average 7.6 in. Brook Trout average 8.2 in. Brown Trout average 5.4 in.
How do you get on Sugar Creek?
The nearest town is Ossian. DEC's stocked stretch runs about 6 miles from Canaseraga Road to Linzy Road near Ossian. Parts of the creek on or beside Rattlesnake Hill WMA, to the west, are known trout water.
Which lakes near Sugar Creek were stocked more recently?
Hemlock Lake (17.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Hemlock Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.