Stream / River · Chenango
Otselic River
Official trout-water information for Otselic River in Chenango, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.63717, -75.80049
- Towns
- Otselic, Pitcher
- Drainage basin
- Susquehanna 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
- 7,100 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
1 documented reach
From the Route 23 bridge in Cincinnatus upstream to Route 80
Length: 22.30 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in March
Published reach total: 9,120 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: 32
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- March - fourth week6,360 troutBrown TroutTown: OtselicPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- March - fourth week740 troutBrown TroutTown: OtselicPublished size: 12 -15 inches
Published history
- 201110,460 troutBrown Trout
- 201210,890 troutBrown Trout
- 201310,170 troutBrown Trout
- 201410,660 troutBrown Trout
- 201510,460 troutBrown Trout
- 20179,270 troutBrown Trout
- 201810,620 troutBrown Trout
- 201911,590 troutBrown Trout
- 202015,600 troutBrown Trout
- 20213,300 troutBrown Trout
- 20226,640 troutBrown Trout
- 20236,640 troutBrown Trout
- 20246,670 troutBrown Trout
- 20256,970 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
7 matched records
County Road 12
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: County Road 12
Town: Pitcher
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
County Road 16
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: County Road 16
Town: Otselic
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Foulds Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Foulds Rd
Town: Pitcher
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Mill Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Mill Rd
Town: Pitcher
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Highway 26
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Highway 26
Town: Pitcher
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Highway 26
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Highway 26
Town: Otselic
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
State Highway 26
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: State Highway 26
Town: Otselic
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