Stream / River · Ulster
Esopus Creek
Official trout-water information for Esopus Creek in Ulster, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.08109, -74.34400
- Towns
- Olive, Shandaken
- Drainage basin
- Lower Hudson River
- Water-quality standards
- A(TS), C(TS)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
1 documented reach
From Ashokan Reservoir upstream to confluence with Lost Clove Creek
Length: 18.50 miles
Classification: 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: 13
Stocking
Published stocking information
Published history
- 201119,390 troutBrown Trout
- 201220,230 troutBrown Trout
- 201317,450 troutBrown Trout
- 201419,690 troutBrown Trout
- 201519,590 troutBrown Trout
- 201619,710 troutBrown Trout
- 201718,950 troutBrown Trout
- 201819,890 troutBrown Trout
- 201920,210 troutBrown Trout
- 202019,140 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
8 matched records
County Route 47
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: County Route 47
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
County Route 47
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: County Route 47
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
County Route 47
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: County Route 47
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Mount Pleasant Road
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Mount Pleasant Road
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Old State Route 28
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Old State Route 28
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Route 28
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Route 28
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Route 28
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Route 28
Town: Shandaken
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Route 28A
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Route 28A
Town: Olive
Trout present: Brook Trout, 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