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Cohocton River fishing guide

A 59-mile river in Steuben and Livingston counties, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in June 2025. It has 4 public access points and 3 live sensors on the water.

Map of Cohocton River: the water in blue, public access points in orange, sensors in green, county lines dashed
Water Access Sensor Drawn from USGS and agency data; not for navigation.
59 mi
long
3
species listed
113
stocking records in 10 years
4
public access points

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Cohocton River flow

Flow gauge: Cohocton River near Campbell NY, USGS 01529500 . The forecast above shows its latest reading and band: Fishable up to this month's typical high (75th percentile), High up to the 90th percentile, Blown out above that.

Flow changes along the river: 1 more USGS gauge on it is listed above.

Typical flow by month

Typical is the middle half of daily mean flows in that month (25th to 75th percentile), from 20–21 years of USGS records.

MonthTypical flow (cfs)Median (cfs)Blown out above (cfs)
January240–7934341,260
February252–6883741,320
March509–1,2857602,273
April494–1,2307032,161
May246–7244221,281
June139–339210609
July80–199125352
August62–15795308
September55–11274245
October64–342117831
November125–379200829
December225–6763851,081

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Cohocton River

Species on the official fishing-waters list from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, then species known only from stocking. Species links open our guide to that fish in New York.

SpeciesStatusLast stocked
Brook TroutAgency listApr 2024
Brown TroutAgency listJun 2025
Rainbow TroutStockedMay 2022

Stocking history

Last stocked June 2025: brown trout catchable. 113 stocking records in the last 10 years, 150,139 fish in all, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Each row below sums the agency's records for one month, species and size.

DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Jun 2025Brown Troutcatchable724
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable3,620
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable3,980
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling3,260
Mar 2025Brown Troutcatchable3,620
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable3,470
Apr 2024Brook Troutcatchable1,380
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable6,580
Mar 2024Brown Troutcatchable3,470
Jun 2023Brown Troutcatchable1,380
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable3,460
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable6,920
Mar 2023Brown Troutcatchable3,460
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable360
May 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable3,270
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable720
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable6,540
Mar 2022Brown Troutcatchable360
Mar 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable3,270
Oct 2021Brown Troutcatchable1,070
27 earlier rows, back to Mar 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Jun 2021Brown Troutcatchable1,520
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable330
May 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable3,270
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable720
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutyearling3,270
Mar 2021Brown Troutcatchable390
Mar 2021Rainbow Troutyearling3,270
Dec 2020Brown Troutyearling2,400
Nov 2020Brown Troutyearling20,000
Jun 2020Brown Troutfingerling9,500
May 2020Brown Troutcatchable795
May 2020Brown Troutyearling2,710
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable3,790
Mar 2020Brown Troutcatchable4,760
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable2,330
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable650
Apr 2019Brown Troutcatchable4,900
Mar 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,160
Mar 2019Brown Troutyearling3,740
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,160
Apr 2018Brown Troutyearling3,660
Mar 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,160
Mar 2018Brown Troutyearling3,670
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable4,630
Mar 2017Brown Troutcatchable4,640

Plus 14 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

4 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.

Access along the river

  1. End near Hunt Hollow
  2. mi 25Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)Shore
  3. mi 27Cohocton River fishing access (County Route 305)Shore
  4. mi 29Cohocton River at Avoca NYFlow gauge
  5. mi 31Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)Shore
  6. mi 35Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)Shore
  7. mi 36Cohocton River at Bath NYSensor
  8. mi 47Cohocton River near Campbell NYFlow gauge
  9. End near Riverside
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Cohocton River fishing access (County Route 305)
    County Route 305 · near Avoca
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)
    State Route 415 · near Avoca
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)
    State Route 415 · near Avoca
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Cohocton River fishing access (State Route 415)
    State Route 415 · near Bath
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Cohocton River in our data. New York statewide rules apply unless the agency lists a special rule for this water. Seasons, limits and size rules change: check New York fishing regulations before every trip.

Licence: New York fishing licences from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Cohocton River fishing FAQ

What fish are in Cohocton River?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for Cohocton River: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.

When was Cohocton River last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Cohocton River in June 2025 with brown trout. Our data has 113 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Cohocton River?

The agency lists 4 shoreline access sites for Cohocton River. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Cohocton River?

Yes. USGS gauge 01529500 (Cohocton River near Campbell NY) measures flow on Cohocton River. Its median daily flow runs from about 74 cfs in September to 760 cfs in March. Today's reading is in the forecast at the top of this page; the flow section has the typical range by month.

Sources: New York State DEC, Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds (mw8j-wduf); Recommended Fishing Rivers and Streams (tjny-fki3), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Public Fishing Rights parking areas (9vef-6whi), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov · U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, domestic names · U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset, high resolution, state geodatabases (NHDWaterbody, NHDFlowline); 3DHP when it replaces it · U.S. Geological Survey, Water Data OGC API (monitoring locations, discharge, gage height, water temperature). Checked: Oct 4, 2026. Official links open the agency page. How we use data

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