Stream / River · Otsego
Wharton Creek
Official trout-water information for Wharton Creek in Otsego, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 42.65553, -75.26643
- Towns
- Burlington, Edmestom, Pittsfield
- Drainage basin
- Susquehanna River
- Water-quality standards
- C, C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
- Published planned total
- 4,280 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From confluence with Unadilla River upstream to 500 yards upstream of E Walt Davis Road.
Length: 8.70 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 2nd week in April
Published reach total: 3,280 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 0.75 miles upstream of Mill Creek in Edmeston upstream to 0.25 miles downstream of Route 80 (West Burlington)
Length: 3.80 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 2nd week in April
Published reach total: 1,000 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
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - second week350 troutBrown TroutTown: EdmestomPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - second week110 troutBrown TroutTown: BurlingtonPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - second week890 troutBrown TroutTown: BurlingtonPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
- April - second week2,930 troutBrown TroutTown: EdmestomPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20114,820 troutBrown Trout
- 20125,040 troutBrown Trout
- 20134,180 troutBrown Trout
- 20144,770 troutBrown Trout
- 20154,020 troutBrown Trout
- 20164,910 troutBrown Trout
- 20174,720 troutBrown Trout
- 20184,950 troutBrown Trout
- 20195,040 troutBrown Trout
- 20204,220 troutBrown Trout
- 20215,550 troutBrown Trout
- 20225,550 troutBrown Trout
- 20235,550 troutBrown Trout
- 20245,330 troutBrown Trout
- 20258,420 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
Musk Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Musk Rd
Town: Pittsfield
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