Stream / River · Cattaraugus
Elton Creek
Official trout-water information for Elton Creek in Cattaraugus, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.46900, -78.44958
- Town
- Freedom
- Drainage basin
- Lake Erie-Niagara 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
- 4,170 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From NYS Route 16 upstream to former bridge on Swanson Hill Road
Length: 7.70 miles
Classification: Stocked, Wild-Quality
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: 39
From confluence with Cattaraugus Creek upstream to Route 16 in Delevan
Length: 4.40 miles
Classification: Stocked, Wild-Quality
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 4,170 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: 40
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- March - third week400 troutBrown TroutTown: FreedomPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- March - third week3,770 troutBrown TroutTown: FreedomPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20112,320 troutBrown Trout
- 20122,420 troutBrown Trout
- 20132,030 troutBrown Trout
- 20142,380 troutBrown Trout
- 20152,170 troutBrown Trout
- 20162,350 troutBrown Trout
- 20172,270 troutBrown Trout
- 20182,370 troutBrown Trout
- 20192,420 troutBrown Trout
- 20202,530 troutBrown Trout
- 20211,600 troutBrown Trout
- 20223,900 troutBrown Trout
- 20233,900 troutBrown Trout
- 20243,910 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
Lime Lake Elton Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Lime Lake Elton Rd
Town: Freedom
Trout present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 3 with no more than 1 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