Stream / River · Tioga
East Branch Owego Creek
Official trout-water information for East Branch Owego Creek in Tioga, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.33583, -76.19904
- Towns
- Berkshire, Richford, Newark Valley, Owego, Richford
- Drainage basin
- Susquehanna River
- Water-quality standards
- C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
- Published planned total
- 1,810 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From 1,400 feet downstream of Blodgett Road upstream to the property boundary located 2,400 feet upstream of Blodgett Road
Length: 0.70 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 620 trout
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: 34
From first bridge crossing on Route 38 north of Payne Marsh Road intersection upstream to the Michigan Hill State Forest Fishing Access Site off Route 38
Length: 4.50 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in March
Published reach total: 1,190 trout
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: 34
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- March - fourth week1,070 troutBrown TroutTown: Berkshire, RichfordPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- March - third week70 troutBrown TroutTown: Newark Valley, OwegoPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- March - third week550 troutBrown TroutTown: Newark Valley, OwegoPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- March - fourth week120 troutBrown TroutTown: Berkshire, RichfordPublished size: 12 -15 inches
Published history
- 20118,470 troutBrown Trout
- 20127,790 troutBrown Trout
- 20136,360 troutBrown Trout
- 20147,550 troutBrown Trout
- 20157,360 troutBrown Trout
- 20167,480 troutBrown Trout
- 20177,130 troutBrown Trout
- 20187,480 troutBrown Trout
- 20197,610 troutBrown Trout
- 20208,270 troutBrown Trout
- 20213,400 troutBrown Trout
- 20222,080 troutBrown Trout
- 20231,690 troutBrown Trout
- 20241,690 troutBrown Trout
- 20251,770 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
3 matched records
State Highway 38
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Highway 38
Town: Richford
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Route 39
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Route 39
Town: Richford
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State highway 38
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State highway 38
Town: Richford
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only