East Branch Fish Creek fishing

East Branch Fish Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Atlantic Salmon. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
May 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
137
Since 2011
Species stocked
3 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
9.3 in
Elevation
395 ft

Fish at East Branch Fish Creek

3 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 118 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 9.5 in · 118 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last May 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2021 · avg 8 in · 10 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 9 plants · last May 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2021 · avg 8.6 in · 9 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How East Branch Fish Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Fish stocked in 2011

15,450

Fish stocked in 2012

16,100

Fish stocked in 2013

13,710

Fish stocked in 2014

14,800

Fish stocked in 2015

14,720

Fish stocked in 2017

15,230

Fish stocked in 2018

15,760

Fish stocked in 2019

16,150

Fish stocked in 2020

13,380

Fish stocked in 2021

9,050

Fish stocked in 2022

8,580

Fish stocked in 2023

8,580

Fish stocked in 2024

8,610

Fish stocked in 2025

6,800

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,0209.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout4309.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout11013.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9409.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout5013.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,9509.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout20014.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout22014.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,7809.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout2,1309.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout25013.8 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout22013.8 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout20013.8 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,8609.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,7009.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout16014.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,4009.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6209.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout7014.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2,130–report
May 2023Brown Trout24013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,7009.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,8609.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout21013.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout19013.9 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout16013.7 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,4009.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout6209.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout7013.7 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout2,1308.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout3,5608.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout23013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,0208.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6208.8 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout7013.5 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout2,1300.6 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout7013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,4008.8 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout1609.2 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout19013.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,7008.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout21013.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,8608.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout21013.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout19013.4 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout83010 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout6607.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout3707.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,4707.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,1007.5 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout1,3007.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,9408.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,6208.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,1008.4 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,9908.4 inreport
June 2019Rainbow Trout1,1008 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout1,7707.7 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout1,3307.7 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout4407.7 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout1,9507.7 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout1,3307.7 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout8007.9 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,5008 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,3907.6 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,5407.6 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout9609 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,3008.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,7408.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout4408 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout7808 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,9109 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,3009 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,5008.3 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,3507.9 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3,4807.9 inreport
June 2017Rainbow Trout1,1008.5 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,6508 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout4108 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,2408 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout1,5009 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout3,3008 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,2408 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,8208 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout7408 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,2308 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout1,2808.1 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout1,8808.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout4307.9 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,7107.9 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,2807.9 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout1,1008.3 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout1,3109.3 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,3107.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,4207.8 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,7208.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,2908.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout4308.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,8908.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,2908.2 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout7908.1 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,5009.5 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2,3708 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3,5208 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout3608.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,0908.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,4508.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout6508.1 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,6008.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,0908.2 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout1,1008 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1,5008.8 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout2,9108 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,9608 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,7708.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,3308.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout4408.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,9508.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,3308.1 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout1,1008.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout8008.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1,4409.1 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3,5508.1 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout2,3908.1 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout4208.8 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout1,1007.8 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,2708.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,6908.5 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout1,4009.4 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,8608.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,2708.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout7608.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,2908.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout3,3908.4 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Taberg
Facilities
camping

DEC holds 22.26 miles of public fishing rights, with PFR parking on Swancoff Mill and Osceola roads in Lewis County. Upstream, the 1,350-acre East Branch Fish Creek State Forest has parking at Wee Road and Michigan Mills Extension and primitive camping.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

Nearest lakes

Canada Creek 5.4 mi last stocked April 2021 Mad River 6.8 mi last stocked April 2025 Rome Reservoir 8 mi last stocked October 2025 Point Rock Creek 8.5 mi last stocked May 2025 Black Creek 8.9 mi last stocked May 2025

Common questions

What fish are at East Branch Fish Creek?

Fishing East Branch Fish Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 118 of 137 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 9.5 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2021, averaging 8 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2021, averaging 8.6 in. Atlantic Salmon is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is East Branch Fish Creek stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. No plants recorded in 2016.

How big are the fish stocked at East Branch Fish Creek?

Stocked fish average 9.3 in. Brown Trout average 9.5 in. Brook Trout average 8 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.6 in.

How do you get on East Branch Fish Creek?

The nearest town is Taberg. Facilities include camping. DEC holds 22.26 miles of public fishing rights, with PFR parking on Swancoff Mill and Osceola roads in Lewis County. Upstream, the 1,350-acre East Branch Fish Creek State Forest has parking at Wee Road and Michigan Mills Extension and primitive camping.

Which lakes near East Branch Fish Creek were stocked more recently?

Rome Reservoir (8 mi) was stocked more recently. Rome Reservoir is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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