Owasco Lake

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in May; 14,010 fish reported. A 6,752-acre reservoir. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Cayuga County · New York · see it on the national map

last stocked May 1 175 days ago

best window 10:06 pm-12:06 am solunar major today

Water right now 712.07 ft elevation NWS forecast: steady through Monday USGS gauge 04235396 (OWASCO LAKE NEAR AUBURN NY) · read 8:00 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

14,010 fish reported

6,752 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 1 stocking

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 1mo	Brown trout		9,010	stocked
May 1mo	Rainbow trout		5,000	stocked

When to fish Owasco Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:43-11:43 am and 10:06 pm-12:06 am	3:59-4:59 am and 4:15-5:15 pm
Tomorrow	10:29 am-12:29 pm and 10:53 pm-12:53 am	5:10-6:10 am and 4:37-5:37 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked May 1

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New York fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Cayuga Lake	14 mi	Apr 1
Eldridge Lake	52 mi	May 1
Chenango Lake	55 mi	May 1
Tioga River PA	56 mi	Apr 7
Springwater Creek	57 mi	May 1

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Records from New York DEC (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New York fishing regulations.