Stream / River · Oneida

Mohawk River

Official trout-water information for Mohawk River in Oneida, New York.

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CountyOneida
RegionDEC Region 6 - North Central New York
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusNot documented
10current plan records
14stocking history records
2documented reaches
1access evidence record

Location and source context

Waterbody overview

Towns
Lee, Rome, Western
Drainage basin
Mohawk River
Water-quality standards
A(TS), C(T)
Waterbody type evidence
official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
Published planned total
9,640 trout

Classification

Designations and characteristics

Designations

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

Characteristics

  • Protected Water
  • Public Fishing Rights
  • Trout Spawning Standard
  • Trout Water Standard

Fishery

Documented trout

  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout

Management

2 documented reaches

From Stokes Westernville Road upstream to Hillside Road

Length: 4.20 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout

Stocking schedule: 1st week in May

Published reach total: 2,040 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: 28

From Delta Dam downstream to first confluence with Barge Canal

Length: 6.50 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout

Stocking schedule: 1st week in April

Published reach total: 7,600 trout

Agency note: Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted. Portion from Barge Canal to Harry Pinti Field and E Chestnut St to 0.5 miles below Delta Dam will not be stocked in 2026

Management-plan page: 28

Stocking

Published stocking information

Current plans and schedules

  • May - first week 210 trout Brown Trout Town: Western Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • April - third week 1,700 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - third week 200 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • May - first week 1,700 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • May - third week 200 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • April - first week 1,700 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • May - first week 200 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • May - third week 1,700 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - first week 200 trout Brown Trout Town: Rome Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • May - first week 1,830 trout Brown Trout Town: Western Published size: 9 - 10 inches

Published history

  • 2011 19,570 trout Brown Trout
  • 2012 19,900 trout Brown Trout
  • 2013 19,090 trout Brook Trout, Brown Trout
  • 2014 19,690 trout Brown Trout
  • 2015 19,460 trout Brown Trout
  • 2017 20,470 trout Brown Trout
  • 2018 24,740 trout Brook Trout, Brown Trout
  • 2019 22,190 trout Brook Trout, Brown Trout
  • 2020 144,073 trout Brook Trout, Brown Trout
  • 2021 24,210 trout Brown Trout
  • 2022 16,060 trout Brown Trout
  • 2023 16,060 trout Brown Trout
  • 2024 17,532 trout Brook Trout, Brown Trout
  • 2025 9,900 trout Brown Trout

Access evidence

1 matched record

Belcher Rd

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: Belcher Rd

Town: Lee

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 - 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