Stream / River · Tioga
Owego Creek
Official trout-water information for Owego Creek in Tioga, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.13710, -76.27066
- Town
- Tioga, Owego
- Drainage basin
- Susquehanna River
- Water-quality standards
- C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source
- Published planned total
- 3,530 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From the southern boundary of the Tioga County property on Corporate Drive upstream to the confluence with East and West Branch Owego Creek
Length: 2.80 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 1,850 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: 34
From the railroad bridge below Talcott Street upstream to the confluence with Catatonk Creek
Length: 1.40 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 1,680 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: 34
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- March - third week 380 trout Brown Trout Town: Tioga, Owego Published size: 12 -15 inches
- March - third week 3,150 trout Brown Trout Town: Tioga, Owego Published size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 2011 4,170 trout Brown Trout
- 2012 3,820 trout Brown Trout
- 2013 3,140 trout Brown Trout
- 2014 3,680 trout Brown Trout
- 2015 3,610 trout Brown Trout
- 2016 3,620 trout Brown Trout
- 2017 3,500 trout Brown Trout
- 2018 3,650 trout Brown Trout
- 2019 3,680 trout Brown Trout
- 2020 3,980 trout Brown Trout
- 2021 2,130 trout Brown Trout
- 2022 2,130 trout Brown Trout
- 2023 3,310 trout Brown Trout
- 2024 3,320 trout Brown Trout
- 2025 3,460 trout Brown Trout
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