Chautauqua County fish stocking

NYSDEC has stocked 21 waters in Chautauqua County, New York, with brook trout, brown trout, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, panfish, rainbow trout, steelhead, and walleye. About 56,806 fish were released here in the last 12 months.

Date	Water	Species	Fish	Size
Oct 2025	Bear Lake	Muskellunge	550	8.3″
Oct 2025	Canadaway Creek	Rainbow Trout	10,000	7.1″
Oct 2025	Cassadaga Creek	Muskellunge	500	8.1″
Oct 2025	Cattaraugus Creek	Lake Sturgeon	996	8″
Oct 2025	Cattaraugus Creek	Rainbow Trout	15,000	7.1″
Oct 2025	Chautauqua Creek	Rainbow Trout	10,000	7.1″
Oct 2025	Chautauqua Lake	Muskellunge	4,890	8.3″
Oct 2025	Chautauqua Lake	Muskellunge	3,140	8.3″
Oct 2025	Conewango Creek	Muskellunge	1,050	8.1″
Oct 2025	Findley Lake	Muskellunge	1,450	8.3″
Oct 2025	Lower Cassadaga Lake	Muskellunge	500	8.3″
Oct 2025	Middle Cassadaga Lake	Muskellunge	150	8.3″
Oct 2025	Upper Cassadaga Lake	Muskellunge	500	8.3″
Aug 2025	Conewango Creek	Muskellunge	2,912	4.3″
May 2025	Goose Creek	Brown Trout	430	8.4″

Chautauqua County fish stocking

Latest stockings

All stocked waters in Chautauqua County

Bear Lake

Canadaway Creek

Cassadaga Creek

Cattaraugus Creek

Chautauqua Creek

Chautauqua Lake

Conewango Creek

Findley Lake

Lower Cassadaga Lake

Middle Cassadaga Lake

Upper Cassadaga Lake

Goose Creek

Silver Creek

Walnut Creek

Clay Pond

Mill Creek

Chautauqua Lake (N)

Chautauqua Lake (S)

Conewango Creek West Branch

Lakewood Rod and Gun Channel

Bear Lake Outlet