Stream / River · Cattaraugus
Clear Creek
Official trout-water information for Clear Creek in Cattaraugus, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.40708, -78.62309
- Town
- Freedom
- Drainage basin
- Lake Erie-Niagara River
- Water-quality standards
- C(TS)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official public-fishing-rights source
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From confluence with Cattaraugus Creek upstream to NYS Route 98 crossing near Phillipi Road
Length: 7.20 miles
Classification: Wild-Premier
Agency note: Anglers can fish along stream banks displayed as pink polygons in the stream access layer when activated. Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted.
Management-plan page: 42
From confluence with Conewango Creek upstream to bridge at Cockaigne Ski Area
Length: 10.20 miles
Classification: Wild-Premier
Agency note: Anglers can fish along stream banks displayed as pink polygons in the stream access layer when activated. Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted.
Management-plan page: 40
Access evidence
1 matched record
Galen Hill Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Galen Hill Rd
Town: Freedom
Trout present: Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Minimum Size Limit - any size, Daily Limit - 1
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Minimum Size Limit - any size, Daily Limit - 1
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only