Where Chinook has been stocked
Record counts below are for Chinook at each water.
Niagara County
Lower Niagara River
28 Chinook records · 2,237,950 fish
Latest
2025
Monroe County
Genesee River
26 Chinook records · 2,148,895 fish
Latest
2025
Niagara County
Eighteenmile Creek
24 Chinook records · 1,913,613 fish
Latest
2025
Orleans County
Oak Orchard Creek
24 Chinook records · 2,122,290 fish
Latest
2025
Oswego County
Oswego River
24 Chinook records · 1,804,502 fish
Latest
2025
Jefferson County
Black River
16 Chinook records · 2,165,741 fish
Latest
2025
Oswego County
Salmon River
15 Chinook records · 4,916,548 fish
Latest
2025
Wayne County
Sodus Bay
2 Chinook records · 180,000 fish
Latest
2025
Wayne County
Lake Ontario
17 Chinook records · 868,700 fish
Latest
2019
Monroe County
Sandy Creek
15 Chinook records · 882,110 fish
Latest
2019
Cayuga County
Little Sodus Bay
9 Chinook records · 287,830 fish
Latest
2019
Jefferson County
South Sandy Creek
9 Chinook records · 783,060 fish
Latest
2019
Niagara County
Twelvemile Creek East Branch
3 Chinook records · 55,380 fish
Latest
2019
Cayuga County
Sterling Creek
8 Chinook records · 539,770 fish
Latest
2018
Data source
Compiled from public records published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Figures are stocking records reported by the agency, not current fish populations. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by DEC.
Source: DEC. Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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