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Oatka Creek fishing guide

A 62-mile river in Wyoming, Genesee and Monroe counties, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in June 2025. It has 4 public access points and 2 live sensors on the water.

Map of Oatka Creek: 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.
62 mi
long
3
species listed
124
stocking records in 10 years
4
public access points

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Oatka Creek flow

Flow gauge: Oatka Creek at Warsaw NY, USGS 04230380 . 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)
January29–7744151
February27–7843143
March54–12378235
April46–10869185
May23–6138106
June11–301855
July7–201139
August5.2–158.327
September4.6–107.317
October7.2–301571
November17–512892
December33–7547132

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Oatka Creek

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 listJun 2025
Brook TroutStockedApr 2024
Rainbow TroutStockedApr 2022

Stocking history

Last stocked June 2025: brown trout fry. 124 stocking records in the last 10 years, 145,318 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 Troutfry555
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable2,720
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable5,820
Mar 2025Brown Troutcatchable2,720
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable2,610
Apr 2024Brook Troutcatchable1,038
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable7,510
Mar 2024Brown Troutcatchable2,610
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable3,640
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable8,190
Mar 2023Brown Troutcatchable2,600
Jun 2022Brown Troutcatchable1,040
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable2,600
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable7,960
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable620
Mar 2022Brown Troutcatchable2,600
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable1,340
May 2021Brown Troutyearling2,340
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable3,200
Apr 2021Brown Troutyearling4,760
29 earlier rows, back to Mar 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable620
Mar 2021Brown Troutcatchable2,600
Dec 2020Brown Troutyearling4,000
Nov 2020Brown Troutyearling2,000
Oct 2020Brown Troutyearling3,000
May 2020Brown Troutyearling7,550
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable2,480
Apr 2020Brown Troutyearling5,150
Mar 2020Brook Troutyearling1,070
Mar 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,050
Mar 2020Brown Troutyearling3,730
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutyearling830
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable4,340
Apr 2019Brook Troutcatchable1,700
Apr 2019Brown Troutcatchable900
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling2,660
Mar 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,050
Mar 2019Brown Troutyearling4,430
Jun 2018Brown Troutyearling3,480
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,420
Apr 2018Brook Troutcatchable1,700
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,250
Apr 2018Brown Troutyearling6,960
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable4,635
Apr 2017Brook Troutcatchable1,700
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable900
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling2,470
Mar 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,050
Mar 2017Brown Troutyearling4,120

Plus 15 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

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

Access along the river

  1. End near Oatka
  2. mi 12Oatka Creek at Warsaw NYFlow gauge
  3. mi 45Oatka Creek fishing access (Oatka Trl)Shore
  4. mi 51Oatka Creek boat launchCarry-in
  5. mi 51Oatka Creek fishing access (Main St)Shore
  6. mi 55Oatka Creek at Garbutt NYFlow gauge
  7. mi 58Oatka Creek fishing access (River Rd)Shore
  8. End near Scottsville
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Oatka Creek boat launch
    Hand Launch · near Mumford
    6 car spaces
    Carry-in
  • Oatka Creek fishing access (Main St)
    Main St · near Wheatland
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Oatka Creek fishing access (Oatka Trl)
    Oatka Trl · near Le Roy
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Oatka Creek fishing access (River Rd)
    River Rd · near Scottsville
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Oatka Creek 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.

Oatka Creek fishing FAQ

What fish are in Oatka Creek?

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

When was Oatka Creek last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Oatka Creek in June 2025 with brown trout. Our data has 124 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Where can I launch a boat on Oatka Creek?

The agency lists 1 carry-in launch and 3 shoreline access sites for Oatka Creek, near Mumford. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Oatka Creek?

Yes. USGS gauge 04230380 (Oatka Creek at Warsaw NY) measures flow on Oatka Creek. Its median daily flow runs from about 7.3 cfs in September to 78 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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