Ischua Creek fishing

Ischua Creek fishing is stocked with Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 8.5 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
June 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
127
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
10.5 in
Elevation
1,441 ft

Fish at Ischua Creek

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 91 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 11 in · 91 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 25 plants · last May 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2022 · avg 9.1 in · 25 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 9.1 in · 11 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Ischua Creek is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Olean Creek (6.7 mi) was stocked more recently. Olean Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

8,900

Fish stocked in 2012

8,070

Fish stocked in 2013

7,560

Fish stocked in 2014

8,905

Fish stocked in 2015

11,250

Fish stocked in 2016

8,230

Fish stocked in 2017

8,730

Fish stocked in 2018

8,940

Fish stocked in 2019

9,020

Fish stocked in 2020

17,930

Fish stocked in 2021

8,040

Fish stocked in 2022

8,300

Fish stocked in 2023

6,920

Fish stocked in 2024

7,590

Fish stocked in 2025

1,376

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 2025Brown Trout18614 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout26014 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9014 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout84011.3 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout6,81010.4 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout78013.7 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout6,1809 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout74013.8 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout75010.5 inreport
March 2022Rainbow Trout6,8109.5 inreport
March 2022Brown Trout74014 inreport
September 2021Brown Trout28021 inreport
September 2021Brown Trout20025.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout2,9409.2 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout3,8609.2 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout33013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout43013.1 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout5,0007.4 inreport
October 2020Brown Trout5,0007.4 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout20013 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,3008.2 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,3008.2 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,2008.2 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout4408.2 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,4008.2 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout55012.8 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout95012.8 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout5908.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout55013.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout95013 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout7109 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,4208.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,5308.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout5308.8 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,6008.9 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,7308.9 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout55013.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout95013.5 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,5009 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,3909 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout7009 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout5208.9 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,6009.2 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,7309.2 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout95013.4 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout55013.4 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,4209 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,3209 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout6608.6 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5008.6 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout1,6008.5 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout1,7308.4 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout55013.9 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout95013.5 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout6908.7 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5208.7 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,4908.7 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,3808.7 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,3709.3 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,2809.2 inreport
June 2015Brook Trout2,8008.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout55013.5 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout95012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,3708.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,4808.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout6808.5 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout5108.5 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout1,5109.2 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout1,4008.9 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout95013.6 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout55013.6 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,4908.9 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,3808.9 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout5208.4 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout6858.4 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,6009.2 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,7308.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout5808.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1108.4 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2908.4 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout15010.8 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout30013.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout20013.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout15013.4 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout65013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout8009 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout5108.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout6508.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1108.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout9108.5 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout15010.3 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1,1008.9 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout7008.9 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout7108.7 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout3508.7 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout65013.4 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout20013.4 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout30013.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout15013.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout9808.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout8008 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1308 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,1108 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout6208 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1409.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout6708.9 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1,0608.7 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout30013.8 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout3409 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout6809 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout40013.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout15013.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout85013.2 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,1908.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout8508.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1308.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1308.9 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout9308.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout5908.4 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout1409.2 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout1409.2 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout1,0308.5 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout6508.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Maplehurst
Shore access
Yes

This pin is the mouth at Maplehurst, where Ischua Creek joins Oil Creek, and DEC's stream-access map shows municipal access here. DEC holds 17.2 miles of Public Fishing Rights bank easements upstream past Franklinville, with marked angler parking areas along the way.

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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

Olean Creek 6.7 mi last stocked October 2025 Haskell Creek 7.2 mi last stocked March 2020 Dodge Creek 9.6 mi last stocked March 2024 Birch Run 10.9 mi last stocked October 2014 Forks Creek 13 mi last stocked April 2024

Common questions

What fish are at Ischua Creek?

Fishing Ischua Creek usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 91 of 127 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 11 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2022, averaging 9.1 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 9.1 in.

When is Ischua Creek stocked?

Last stocked June 2025. It is stocked about 8.5 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Ischua Creek?

Stocked fish average 10.5 in. Brown Trout average 11 in. Brook Trout average 9.1 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.1 in.

How do you get on Ischua Creek?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Maplehurst. This pin is the mouth at Maplehurst, where Ischua Creek joins Oil Creek, and DEC's stream-access map shows municipal access here. DEC holds 17.2 miles of Public Fishing Rights bank easements upstream past Franklinville, with marked angler parking areas along the way.

Which lakes near Ischua Creek were stocked more recently?

Olean Creek (6.7 mi) was stocked more recently. Olean Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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