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Chautauqua Lake Fish Stocking

Chautauqua County, New York · 2011 to 2025 on record

According to DEC records, Chautauqua Lake has 78 stocking records on file across 4 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2025.

Chautauqua Lake stocking
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78
Stocking records
2,528,843
Fish reported stocked
4
Species
2025
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

9 seasons on record, most in the 2013 (17 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

4 records
2025 · 16,110 fish
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2019
2024
2025

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). New York's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Muskellunge 57 records
Walleye 18 records
Paddlefish 2 records
Panfish 1 record

Location

42.1561, -79.3956 · Chautauqua County

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Muskellunge 3,140 8.3 October
Muskellunge 3,100 8.3 October
Muskellunge 4,890 8.3 October
Muskellunge 4,980 8.3 October

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Quick facts

Latest season 2025
Most stocked Muskellunge
Species Muskellunge, Walleye, Paddlefish, Panfish
County Chautauqua
Seasons on record 2011 – 2025
Fish reported 2,528,843
Coordinates 42.1561, -79.3956

Data source

Compiled from public records published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by DEC.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions

DEC records show Chautauqua Lake stocked with Muskellunge, Walleye, Paddlefish, Panfish.

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