Syracuse.com - Check out the preseason trout stocking plan in Onondaga County

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<p>Elbridge, N.Y. -- The following is a summary of what streams and creeks in Onondaga County have been stocked during the month of March in preparation for this year's trout season opener on Tuesday. The hatchery's preseason goal was to stock some 18,300 trout. Due to weather conditions, though, Green Lake and Spruce Pond did not get any fish...</p>

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<p>Elbridge, N.Y. -- The following is a summary of what streams and creeks in Onondaga County have been stocked during the month of March in preparation for this year's trout season opener on Tuesday.</p>

<p>The hatchery's preseason goal was to stock some 18,300 trout. Due to weather conditions, though, Green Lake and Spruce Pond did not get any fish in March. As a result, the total amount of fish stocked during the preseason was around 16,300.</p>

<p>Keep in mind, the hatchery will continue stocking county waterways through the spring and will eventually stock more than 70,300 fish by May 20.</p>

<p><strong>Carpenter Brook Preseason Stocking Summary:</strong></p>

<p>-Butternut Creek , 2,100 fish<br />-Nine Mile Creek, 5,800 fish<br />-Limestone Creek, 3,600<br />-Limetone Creek (West Branch), 400 fish<br />-Onondaga Creek, 500 fish<br />-Onondaga Creek (West Branch), 280<br />-Carpenter's Brook, 550 fish<br />-Fabius Brook, 800 fish<br />-Furnace Broo, 200 fish<br />-Geddes Brook, 675 fish<br />-Spafford Brook, 490 fish<br />-Tannery Creek, 150 fish<br />-Skaneateles Creek, 300 fish<br />-Pools Brook, 300 fish<br />-Green Lake, 1,300 fish*<br />-Spruce Pond, 600 fish*</p>

<p>*These two waterways have not been stocked yet due to weather conditions. The road leading to Spruce Pond had too much snow to get the hatchery stock safely in and out, and Green Lake was frozen over.<br /></p>

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