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Lower Niagara River

Town: Porter 117 records Last reported: June 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Lower Niagara River was in June 2025: 38,500 Brown Trout (8.3 in).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Niagara
Town
Porter
Species on record
Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, Walleye, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Records
117 records
Official source
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation report

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Stocking history

117 records from April 2011 to May 2026. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2026 1 record
2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
May 2026 scheduled Brown Trout37,1008 inches in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2025 5 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2025 reported Brown Trout38,5008.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2025 reported Chinook Salmon25,0003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2025 reported Chinook Salmon90,0003.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2025 reported Steelhead25,0006.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2025 reported Steelhead29,0885.27 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2024 6 records
2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
July 2024 reported Brown Trout49,7703.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2024 reported Walleye23,2001.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2024 reported Chinook Salmon90,0003.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2024 reported Steelhead15,0005.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2024 reported Brown Trout37,4508.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2024 reported Steelhead50,3804.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2023 6 records
2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2023 reported Walleye23,2001 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2023 reported Brown Trout35,0008.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2023 reported Chinook Salmon89,9304 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2023 reported Steelhead15,0005.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2023 reported Chinook Salmon27,8103.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2023 reported Steelhead24,9744.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2022 5 records
2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2022 reported Walleye23,2001.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2022 reported Brown Trout35,0009 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2022 reported Chinook Salmon75,0004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2022 reported Steelhead15,0005.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2022 reported Steelhead50,3804.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2021 10 records
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2021 reported Walleye23,2001.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2021 reported Walleye4401.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2021 reported Brown Trout13,4008.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2021 reported Brown Trout72,6604.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2021 reported Chinook Salmon50,0003.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2021 reported Steelhead12,0005.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2021 reported Steelhead19,2194.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2021 reported Steelhead53,3804.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2021 reported Brown Trout17,5007.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2021 reported Brown Trout17,5007.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2020 10 records
2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
October 2020 reported Coho Salmon18,0002.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2020 reported Walleye23,2001.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2020 reported Chinook Salmon50,0003.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2020 reported Chinook Salmon61,5003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2020 reported Steelhead15,0006.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2020 reported Brown Trout4,2907.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2020 reported Steelhead32,0004.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2020 reported Steelhead5,6204.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2020 reported Brown Trout19,3707.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 2020 reported Brown Trout27,9207.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2019 7 records
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
November 2019 reported Coho Salmon25,0002.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2019 reported Walleye23,5001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2019 reported Chinook Salmon80,0003.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2019 reported Brown Trout4,4308.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2019 reported Steelhead10,0006.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2019 reported Steelhead37,0005.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2019 reported Brown Trout13,2908.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2018 9 records
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
October 2018 reported Coho Salmon11,7502.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2018 reported Walleye23,2001.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2018 reported Chinook Salmon62,2903.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2018 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2018 reported Steelhead10,0005.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2018 reported Brown Trout4,3509 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2018 reported Steelhead16,1404.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2018 reported Steelhead37,0004.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2018 reported Brown Trout13,0509.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2017 11 records
2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2017 reported Brown Trout10,0007.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2017 reported Walleye23,2001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Chinook Salmon3,0003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Chinook Salmon68,9303.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Steelhead3,6004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Steelhead37,0004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2017 reported Steelhead10,0004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2017 reported Brown Trout4,1309.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2017 reported Brown Trout6,5309.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2017 reported Brown Trout8,4707.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2016 10 records
2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
November 2016 reported Coho Salmon25,6404.96 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2016 reported Walleye23,2001.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Chinook Salmon100,0003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Chinook Salmon128,5003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Coho Salmon33,5201.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Coho Salmon33,5203.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2016 reported Steelhead10,0005.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2016 reported Brown Trout4,3108.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2016 reported Steelhead37,0004.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2015 7 records
2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
October 2015 reported Coho Salmon18,5804.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2015 reported Walleye23,2001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2015 reported Brown Trout4,2808.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2015 reported Chinook Salmon128,5003.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2015 reported Steelhead26,2304.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2015 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2015 reported Steelhead7,0906.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2014 7 records
2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
July 2014 reported Brown Trout40,5003.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2014 reported Walleye23,2001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2014 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2014 reported Steelhead10,0006.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2014 reported Brown Trout4,3008.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2014 reported Chinook Salmon160,5003.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2014 reported Steelhead37,0004.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2013 7 records
2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
October 2013 reported Coho Salmon25,0004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2013 reported Chinook Salmon128,5003 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2013 reported Walleye23,2001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2013 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2013 reported Steelhead10,0006 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2013 reported Brown Trout3,6408.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2013 reported Steelhead37,0005.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2012 6 records
2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
June 2012 reported Walleye23,2001.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2012 reported Chinook Salmon90,0003.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2012 reported Chinook Salmon75,0003.9 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2012 reported Steelhead10,0005.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2012 reported Brown Trout4,4408.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2012 reported Steelhead37,0005.1 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2011 10 records
2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
November 2011 reported Brown Trout6,0005.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
November 2011 reported Rainbow Trout15,0006.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
October 2011 reported Coho Salmon25,0004 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
June 2011 reported Walleye23,1601.3 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2011 reported Chinook Salmon127,5303.2 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2011 reported Steelhead10,0004.7 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2011 reported Chinook Salmon75,9603.5 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
May 2011 reported Steelhead11,5605.8 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2011 reported Brown Trout4,2309.4 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2011 reported Steelhead32,7804.6 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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