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Johnson Creek fishing conditions

Orleans County, New York · 1 listed access point

Right now

Water temperature20.3 °C (69 °F)
JOHNSON CREEK AT KUCKVILLE NY, 5.1 mi away, 38 min ago
Flow413 ft³/s
38 min ago
Gauge height12.00 ft
38 min ago

USGS gauge 04219915. A gauge is not in the water you are standing in: this one is 5.1 miles from the listed access point.

Is this normal for September 1?

Flow100th percentile — higher than usual for this time of year
Ranked against 82 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 6 years
Water temperature33rd percentile — about usual for this time of year
Ranked against 82 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 6 years

A percentile is a rank among this gauge's own past readings, not a judgement about fishing. High water and low water are each good for some things and bad for others.

Forecast

This Afternoon80°F, wind 7 mph
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight67°F, wind 6 mph
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday85°F, wind 3 to 8 mph
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday Night67°F, wind 7 mph
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Species

Listed by DEC for this water: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead*.

Listed by DEC, absent from the 2011-2025 stocking records: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon. This is a statement about two datasets, not about the water. Wild, stocked before 2011, or recorded under a different name.

Stocking, 2011–2025

YearFish released
20256,380
20246,380
20236,380
20226,380
20216,380
20206,700
20196,700
20186,700
20176,700
20166,700
20154,750
20146,700
20136,700
20126,700
20117,750

DEC most often recorded stocking here in April, May. That is when fish were released, which is not the same as when fishing is good.

By species: Steelhead 98,000.

Access points

LocationNearest gauge
43.3353, -78.3589 · Orleans5.1 mi

Nearby monitored waters

Oak Orchard Creek
6 mi · Orleans County · 22.0°C
Sandy Creek
20 mi · Monroe County · 22.4°C
Irondequoit Creek
44 mi · Monroe County · 19.7°C

Regulations

This water has special regulations. Read them on the NY DEC site before fishing. Seasons and limits are not reproduced here.