Stream / River · Otsego
Otego Creek
Official trout-water information for Otego Creek in Otsego, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.56507, -75.07450
- Towns
- Hartwick, Laurens, Oneonta
- Drainage basin
- Susquehanna River
- Water-quality standards
- C(T), C(TS)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
- Published planned total
- 2,390 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From 0.7 miles downstream of Country Route 11D bridge to 450 yards downstream of Piermott Lane
Length: 6.50 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 2nd week in April
Published reach total: 1,380 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: 18
From 200 yards downstream on Blood Mills Road upstream to 0.5 miles upstream of Angel Road bridge
Length: 3.20 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 2nd week in April
Published reach total: 1,010 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: 17
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - second week110 troutBrown TroutTown: LaurensPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - second week150 troutBrown TroutTown: HartwickPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - second week900 troutBrown TroutTown: LaurensPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- April - second week1,230 troutBrown TroutTown: HartwickPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20112,590 troutBrown Trout
- 20122,700 troutBrown Trout
- 20132,250 troutBrown Trout
- 20142,540 troutBrown Trout
- 20152,090 troutBrown Trout
- 20162,640 troutBrown Trout
- 20172,530 troutBrown Trout
- 20182,650 troutBrown Trout
- 20192,700 troutBrown Trout
- 20202,250 troutBrown Trout
- 20252,260 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
State Highway 23
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Highway 23
Town: Oneonta
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 - 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