Stream / River · Columbia

Kinderhook Creek

Official trout-water information for Kinderhook Creek in Columbia, New York.

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CountyColumbia
RegionDEC Region 4 - East Central New York
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusNot documented
16current plan records
15stocking history records
1documented reach
2access evidence records

Location and source context

Waterbody overview

Towns
Chatham, Kinderhook, New Lebanon
Drainage basin
Lower Hudson River
Water-quality standards
C(TS)
Waterbody type evidence
official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
Published planned total
8,400 trout

Classification

Designations and characteristics

Designations

  • Planned Spring Stocking
  • Public Fishing Rights
  • Recent Actual Stocking
  • Stocked-Extended
  • Trout Spawning Standard

Characteristics

  • Protected Water
  • Public Fishing Rights
  • Trout Spawning Standard

Fishery

Documented trout

  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Rainbow Trout

Management

1 documented reach

From I-90 upstream to confluence with East Creek south of Route 43 in Stephentown

Length: 19.90 miles

Classification: Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Stocking schedule: 1st week in April

Published reach total: 20,200 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: 15

Stocking

Published stocking information

Current plans and schedules

  • April - third week110 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • May - first week990 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • March - third week100 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • May - first week900 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - third week100 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • April - first week100 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • April - third week900 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • May - first week110 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • April - third week990 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - first week900 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - first week110 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • May - first week100 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • March - third week110 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 12 -14 inches
  • March - third week990 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - first week990 troutRainbow TroutTown: ChathamPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
  • March - third week900 troutRainbow TroutTown: New LebanonPublished size: 9 - 10 inches

Published history

  • 20117,670 troutBrown Trout
  • 20127,980 troutBrown Trout
  • 20137,050 troutBrown Trout
  • 20147,850 troutBrown Trout
  • 20157,730 troutBrown Trout
  • 20166,750 troutBrown Trout
  • 20177,490 troutBrown Trout
  • 20187,850 troutBrown Trout
  • 20197,970 troutBrown Trout
  • 20209,510 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 202118,940 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 20228,480 troutRainbow Trout
  • 20238,110 troutRainbow Trout
  • 20249,490 troutRainbow Trout
  • 202516,960 troutRainbow Trout

Access evidence

2 matched records

Hankey Mull Rd

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: Hankey Mull Rd

Town: New Lebanon

Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout

Stocked trout: Brown Trout

Features: Shore fishing

US Route 20

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: US Route 20

Town: New Lebanon

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 - 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

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