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West Canada Creek fishing guide

A 76-mile river in Herkimer, Hamilton and Oneida counties, New York. The state agency lists 2 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 8 public access points and 2 live sensors on the water.

Map of West Canada 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.
76 mi
long
2
species listed
206
stocking records in 10 years
8
public access points

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West Canada Creek flow

Flow gauge: West Canada Creek near Wilmurt NY, USGS 01343060 . 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)
January271–6273581,295
February202–425269944
March301–1,3406462,251
April856–2,3801,3603,866
May384–1,0136311,610
June191–6843451,250
July134–437226858
August106–365180691
September102–264156533
October203–8303911,522
November370–8655371,351
December380–9915391,721

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in West Canada Creek

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

SpeciesStatusLast stocked
Brook TroutAgency listApr 2025
Brown TroutAgency listMay 2025

Stocking history

Last stocked May 2025: brown trout catchable. 206 stocking records in the last 10 years, 402,980 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
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable6,600
Apr 2025Brook Troutcatchable1,730
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable11,510
May 2024Brook Troutcatchable1,560
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable9,550
May 2024Brown Troutyearling4,100
Apr 2024Brook Troutcatchable4,320
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable17,600
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable5,150
May 2023Brown Troutyearling2,840
Apr 2023Brook Troutcatchable6,000
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable20,860
Jun 2022Brown Troutcatchable6,750
May 2022Brook Troutcatchable1,440
May 2022Brook Troutyearling4,100
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable680
May 2022Brown Troutyearling6,070
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable18,700
Apr 2022Brown Troutyearling2,840
Nov 2021Brook Troutyearling14,760
34 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Jun 2021Brown Troutcatchable360
Jun 2021Brown Troutyearling6,390
May 2021Brook Troutyearling12,410
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable900
May 2021Brown Troutyearling6,070
Apr 2021Brook Troutyearling6,810
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable2,160
Apr 2021Brown Troutyearling19,380
Oct 2020Brook Troutfingerling9,000
Oct 2020Brown Troutyearling8,500
May 2020Brook Troutyearling2,270
May 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,160
May 2020Brown Troutyearling7,420
Apr 2020Brook Troutfry6,000
Apr 2020Brook Troutyearling1,300
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable2,420
Apr 2020Brown Troutyearling15,790
Jun 2019Brook Troutcatchable1,000
Jun 2019Brown Troutyearling11,910
May 2019Brook Troutyearling10,500
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable2,420
May 2019Brown Troutyearling13,340
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling11,910
May 2018Brook Troutcatchable10,500
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable6,950
May 2018Brown Troutyearling21,830
Apr 2018Brown Troutyearling12,180
Nov 2017Brown Troutcatchable70
Jun 2017Brook Troutyearling1,480
Jun 2017Brown Troutyearling3,800
May 2017Brook Troutyearling10,500
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable3,100
May 2017Brown Troutyearling18,730
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling7,260

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Public access and boat launches

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

Access along the river

  1. End near Kenwells (historical)
  2. mi 31West Canada Creek near Wilmurt NYFlow gauge
  3. mi 52West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)Shore
  4. mi 55West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 8 & 28)Shore
  5. mi 57West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)Shore
  6. mi 64West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)Shore
  7. mi 65West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)Shore
  8. mi 65West Canada Creek fishing access (Fishing Rock Rd)Shore
  9. mi 70West Canada Creek fishing access (Rasbach Rd)Shore
  10. mi 71West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge NYFlow gauge
  11. mi 73West Canada Creek fishing access (Shells Bush Rd)Shore
  12. End near Fort Herkimer
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • West Canada Creek fishing access (Fishing Rock Rd)
    Fishing Rock Rd · near Newport
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)
    NY 28 · near Newport
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)
    NY 28 · near Fairfield
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)
    NY 28 · near Newport
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 28)
    NY 28 · near Russia
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (NY 8 & 28)
    NY 8 & 28 · near Deerfield
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (Rasbach Rd)
    Rasbach Rd · near Fairfield
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • West Canada Creek fishing access (Shells Bush Rd)
    Shells Bush Rd · near Herkimer
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for West Canada 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.

West Canada Creek fishing FAQ

What fish are in West Canada Creek?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 2 species for West Canada Creek: brook trout and brown trout.

When was West Canada Creek last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked West Canada Creek in May 2025 with brown trout. Our data has 206 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to West Canada Creek?

The agency lists 8 shoreline access sites for West Canada Creek. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on West Canada Creek?

Yes. USGS gauge 01343060 (West Canada Creek near Wilmurt NY) measures flow on West Canada Creek. Its median daily flow runs from about 156 cfs in September to 1,360 cfs in April. 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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