Stream / River · Dutchess
Wappinger Creek
Official trout-water information for Wappinger Creek in Dutchess, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 41.78940, -73.78606
- Town
- Stanford
- Drainage basin
- Lower Hudson River
- Water-quality standards
- B, B(T), B(TS)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official public-fishing-rights source
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
4 documented reaches
From 3/4 miles downstream of Jameson Hill Rd. Bridge in Clinton Corners upstream to Hunts Lake Creek in Stanfordville
Length: 3.90 miles
Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended, Wild-Quality
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: 10
From 500 yards upstream of New Hackensack Road upstream to 250 yards upstream of the junction of Titus Road and Rochdale Road
Length: 6.40 miles
Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended, Wild-Quality
Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 10,640 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: 10
From Hurley Road Bridge upstream to 1/3 mile upstream of Hibernia Road Bridge
Length: 1.90 miles
Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended, Wild-Quality
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in April
Published reach total: 1,800 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: 10
From Pleasant Valley Dam upstream to 1.2 miles upstream of Great Spring Creek
Length: 1.80 miles
Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended, Wild-Quality
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in April
Published reach total: 1,800 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: 10
Access evidence
1 matched record
Jameson Hill Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Jameson Hill Rd
Town: Stanford
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Stocked trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
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
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
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