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Genesee River fishing guide

A 154-mile river touching 4 New York counties: Allegany, Livingston, Monroe and Wyoming. The state agency lists 9 species here and last stocked it in October 2025. It has 10 public access points and 6 live sensors on the water.

Map of Genesee 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.
154 mi
long
9
species listed
226
stocking records in 10 years
10
public access points

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Genesee River flow

Flow gauge: Genesee River at Avon NY, USGS 04228500 . 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: 5 more USGS gauges on it are 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)
January1,168–4,1002,1455,841
February990–4,0801,7305,592
March1,968–5,7333,5556,871
April1,878–5,7353,3206,571
May1,008–3,4131,5705,591
June519–1,3507813,013
July326–9885332,412
August263–6563941,310
September245–479319843
October428–1,5757643,758
November665–2,6431,1955,313
December1,340–3,5502,0854,893

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Genesee 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
Brown TroutAgency listOct 2025
Chinook SalmonAgency listMay 2025
Coho SalmonAgency listOct 2020
Common CarpAgency list—
Rainbow TroutAgency listOct 2025
Smallmouth BassAgency list—
SteelheadAgency listApr 2025
WalleyeAgency list—
Lake SturgeonStockedOct 2022

Stocking history

Last stocked October 2025: brown trout catchable and rainbow trout catchable. 226 stocking records in the last 10 years, 1,733,960 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
Oct 2025Brown Troutcatchable575
Oct 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable115
Jun 2025Brown Troutfry1,242
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable720
May 2025Brown Troutyearling5,590
May 2025Chinook Salmonfingerling25,000
May 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable860
Apr 2025Chinook Salmonfingerling138,195
Apr 2025Steelheadfingerling32,484
Oct 2024Brown Troutcatchable375
Oct 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable320
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable6,040
May 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable3,205
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable6,040
Apr 2024Chinook Salmonfingerling138,210
Apr 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable6,980
Apr 2024Steelheadfingerling35,000
Mar 2024Brown Troutcatchable720
Mar 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable6,150
Oct 2023Brown Troutcatchable400
88 earlier rows, back to Nov 2016
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Oct 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable400
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable6,010
May 2023Chinook Salmonfingerling126,330
May 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable830
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable6,690
Apr 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable6,160
Apr 2023Steelheadfingerling35,000
Mar 2023Brown Troutcatchable680
Mar 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable6,160
Nov 2022Rainbow Troutyearling2,500
Oct 2022Brown Troutcatchable475
Oct 2022Lake Sturgeonyearling1,000
Oct 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable420
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable6,010
May 2022Chinook Salmonfingerling111,400
May 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable830
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable6,690
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable6,990
Apr 2022Steelheadfingerling35,000
Mar 2022Brown Troutcatchable680
Mar 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable6,160
Nov 2021Brown Troutcatchable1,270
Oct 2021Lake Sturgeonyearling1,000
Oct 2021Rainbow Troutyearling18,270
Jun 2021Brown Troutcatchable2,150
Jun 2021Chinook Salmonfingerling15,000
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable5,610
May 2021Chinook Salmonfingerling111,390
May 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable900
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable5,610
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable6,760
Apr 2021Steelheadfingerling35,000
Mar 2021Brown Troutcatchable650
Mar 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable5,860
Oct 2020Brown Troutcatchable390
Oct 2020Brown Troutyearling15,000
Oct 2020Coho Salmonfingerling18,000
Oct 2020Lake Sturgeoncatchable32
Oct 2020Lake Sturgeonyearling1,000
Oct 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable600
Aug 2020Lake Sturgeoncatchable37
May 2020Brown Troutcatchable7,085
May 2020Chinook Salmonfingerling111,390
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable800
Apr 2020Rainbow Troutyearling3,410
Mar 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,500
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable8,790
Mar 2020Steelheadfingerling22,100
Oct 2019Brown Troutcatchable625
Oct 2019Coho Salmonfingerling24,030
Oct 2019Lake Sturgeonyearling1,900
Oct 2019Rainbow Troutcatchable300
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable2,050
May 2019Chinook Salmonfingerling87,920
May 2019Steelheadyearling10,000
Apr 2019Brown Troutcatchable6,020
Apr 2019Rainbow Troutcatchable1,000
Apr 2019Steelheadfingerling12,100
Mar 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,500
Mar 2019Brown Troutyearling7,850
Mar 2019Rainbow Troutcatchable2,850
Oct 2018Brown Troutcatchable300
Oct 2018Coho Salmonfingerling10,340
Oct 2018Lake Sturgeonfingerling1,000
Oct 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable405
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,730
May 2018Chinook Salmonfingerling128,540
May 2018Steelheadfingerling10,000
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable5,930
Apr 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable870
Apr 2018Steelheadfingerling22,660
Mar 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,500
Mar 2018Brown Troutyearling7,700
Mar 2018Rainbow Troutyearling2,480
Oct 2017Brown Troutcatchable200
Oct 2017Lake Sturgeonfingerling1,000
Oct 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable400
Jun 2017Brown Troutcatchable2,100
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable5,900
May 2017Chinook Salmonfingerling3,000
May 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable1,000
May 2017Steelheadfingerling3,600
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,240
Apr 2017Chinook Salmonfingerling133,160
Apr 2017Steelheadfingerling22,100
Mar 2017Brown Troutcatchable8,800
Mar 2017Rainbow Troutyearling2,850
Nov 2016Coho Salmonfingerling22,770

Plus 21 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

3 carry-in launches and 7 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.

Access along the river

  1. End near Paynesville
  2. mi 2Genesee River fishing access (State Route 19)Shore
  3. mi 3Genesee River fishing access (Graves Rd)Shore
  4. mi 8Genesee River fishing access (Jack Bridge Rd)Shore
  5. mi 12Genesee River fishing access (State Route 417)Shore
  6. mi 12Genesee River at Wellsville NYFlow gauge
  7. mi 17Genesee River fishing access (County Route 9)Shore
  8. mi 63Genesee River at Portageville NYFlow gauge
  9. mi 90Genesee River near Mount Morris NYFlow gauge
  10. mi 118Genesee River boat launchCarry-in
  11. mi 118Genesee River at Avon NYFlow gauge
  12. mi 129Genesee River boat launchCarry-in
  13. mi 131Genesee River boat launchCarry-in
  14. mi 138Genesee R at Ballantyne Bridge near Mortimer NYFlow gauge
  15. mi 144Genesee River at Ford Street Bridge, Rochester NYFlow gauge
  16. mi 147Genesee River fishing access (Seth Green Drive)Shore
  17. mi 153Genesee River fishing access (St Paul Blvd)Shore
  18. End near Summerville
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Genesee River boat launch
    Hand Launch · near Avon
    6 car spaces
    Carry-in
  • Genesee River boat launch
    Hand Launch · near Martin
    12 car spaces
    Carry-in
  • Genesee River boat launch
    Hand Launch · near North Rush
    7 car spaces
    Carry-in
  • Genesee River fishing access (County Route 9)
    County Route 9 · near Scio
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (Graves Rd)
    Graves Rd · near Willing
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (Jack Bridge Rd)
    Jack Bridge Rd · near Willing
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (Seth Green Drive)
    Seth Green Drive · near Rochester
    ParkingStocked: Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (St Paul Blvd)
    St Paul Blvd · near Irondiquoit
    ParkingStocked: Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (State Route 19)
    State Route 19 · near Willing
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Genesee River fishing access (State Route 417)
    State Route 417 · near Wellsville
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Genesee 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.

Genesee River fishing FAQ

What fish are in Genesee River?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 9 species for Genesee River: brown trout, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, common carp, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, steelhead and walleye, plus 1 more in the table above.

When was Genesee River last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Genesee River in October 2025 with brown trout and rainbow trout. Our data has 226 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Where can I launch a boat on Genesee River?

The agency lists 3 carry-in launches and 7 shoreline access sites for Genesee River, near Avon, Martin and North Rush. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a water temperature sensor on Genesee River?

Yes. Genesee River at Ford Street Bridge, Rochester NY reports water temperature; the latest reading is in today's forecast at the top of this page.

Is there a flow gauge on Genesee River?

Yes. USGS gauge 04228500 (Genesee River at Avon NY) measures flow on Genesee River. Its median daily flow runs from about 319 cfs in September to 3,555 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, Boat launch sites · 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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