Stream / River · Cattaraugus
South Branch Cattaraugus
Official trout-water information for South Branch Cattaraugus in Cattaraugus, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.39770, -78.78726
- Town
- Persia
- Drainage basin
- Lake Erie-Niagara River
- Water-quality standards
- C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official public-fishing-rights source
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From Swamp Road upstream to 225 yards upstream of East Flats Road
Length: 2.00 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocking schedule: 1st week in April
Published reach total: 410 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: 40
From Crumb Hill Road upstream to Mill Valley Road crossing (below Mason Hill Road)
Length: 2.60 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocking schedule: 1st week in April
Published reach total: 720 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: 40
Access evidence
1 matched record
Forty Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Forty Rd
Town: Persia
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 - 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