Sparkill Creek

Sparkill Creek fishing

Fishing at Sparkill Creek is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2011, most often in March. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2023

Plants on record

16

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

9.7 in

Elevation

0 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Piermont

A Hudson River tributary in Rockland County flowing through the Sparkill Gap in the Hudson Palisades, the only sea-level break in the Palisades ridge.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes

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How Sparkill Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2023 it was March 1, 2023, about when it usually is.

Pocantico River (4.2 mi), Kensico Reservoir (8.9 mi), Croton River (10.2 mi), and Minisceongo Creek (13.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Pocantico River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Kensico Reservoir is also stocked with Brown Trout, Croton River is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Minisceongo Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Sparkill Creek

Fishing Sparkill Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 16 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 16 plants
Plants
16 of 16
Last stocked
March 1, 2023
Average length
9.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 6802011
  • 7102012
  • 5802013
  • 7002014
  • 6802015
  • 6902016
  • 6602017
  • 7002018
  • 7102019
  • 5902020
  • 4002021
  • 4002022
  • 4002023

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 16 plants Showing 16 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 360 8.9 in report
March 1, 2023 Brown Trout 40 13.9 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 40 13.5 in report
March 1, 2022 Brown Trout 360 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 40 13.4 in report
March 1, 2021 Brown Trout 360 8.8 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 590 9.1 in report
March 1, 2019 Brown Trout 710 8.8 in report
March 1, 2018 Brown Trout 700 9.1 in report
March 1, 2017 Brown Trout 660 8.8 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 690 8.9 in report
March 1, 2015 Brown Trout 680 8.3 in report
March 1, 2014 Brown Trout 700 8.8 in report
March 1, 2013 Brown Trout 580 8.5 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 710 8.5 in report
March 1, 2011 Brown Trout 680 8.8 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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