Stream / River · Erie
Cayuga Creek
Official trout-water information for Cayuga Creek in Erie, New York.
CountyErie
RegionDEC Region 9 - Western New York
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusNot documented
2current plan records
15stocking history records
1documented reach
0access evidence records
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.88955, -78.65383
- Towns
- Cheektowaga, Lancaster
- Drainage basin
- Lake Erie-Niagara River
- Water-quality standards
- B
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source
- Published planned total
- 2,220 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
- Steelhead
Management
1 documented reach
From Como Park Lake upstream to 450 yards upstream of Bowen Road
Length: 1.60 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocking schedule: 1st week in April
Published reach total: 2,220 trout
Agency note: Anglers can fish along stream banks displayed as pink polygons in the stream access layer when activated. Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted.
Management-plan page: 40
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - first week240 troutBrown TroutTown: LancasterPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - first week1,980 troutRainbow TroutTown: LancasterPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 201111,560 troutSteelhead
- 201210,000 troutSteelhead
- 201310,000 troutSteelhead
- 201410,000 troutSteelhead
- 20153,150 troutRainbow Trout
- 201613,150 troutRainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 201713,150 troutRainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 201812,740 troutRainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 201916,270 troutRainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20209,860 troutRainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20216,560 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20227,110 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20237,110 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20247,120 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
- 20257,220 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only