Stream / River · Cattaraugus
Mansfield Creek
Official trout-water information for Mansfield Creek in Cattaraugus, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.34327, -78.76755
- Towns
- East Otto, Mansfield
- 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
- 430 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From confluence with S. Branch Cattaraugus Creek upstream to 0.5 miles upstream of the western- most County Route 13 (Maples Road) crossing
Length: 2.80 miles
Classification: Stocked, Wild-Quality
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 1st week in April
Published reach total: 430 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: 39
From 0.5 mi upstream of the western most County Rt 13 (Maples Rd) crossing upstream to Hinman Hollow Road crossing near Poverty Hill Road
Length: 6.10 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
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - first week390 troutBrown TroutTown: MansfieldPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- April - first week40 troutBrown TroutTown: MansfieldPublished size: 12 -15 inches
Published history
- 2011780 troutBrown Trout
- 2012540 troutBrown Trout
- 2013460 troutBrown Trout
- 2014540 troutBrown Trout
- 2015530 troutBrown Trout
- 2016530 troutBrown Trout
- 2017510 troutBrown Trout
- 2018540 troutBrown Trout
- 2019540 troutBrown Trout
- 2020470 troutBrown Trout
- 2021320 troutBrown Trout
- 2022410 troutBrown Trout
- 2023410 troutBrown Trout
- 2024410 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
2 matched records
Maples Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Maples Rd
Town: East Otto
Trout present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Maples Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Maples Rd
Town: Mansfield
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 - 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 - 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