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Type of Stream
freestone stream
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked and Wild)
Rainbow Trout (Few)
Size
medium
Location
North Central New York
Nearest Towns
Rochester
Season
Year Round with special seasons in
some sections
Access:
good
Non-Resident License
State of New York
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Season:
The season varies depending on the section. See
above.
Winter:
Fly fishing Oatka Cree during the Winter is great.
Spring:
Springtime is normally a good time to for fly fishing
Oatka Creek because of the hatches.
Summer:
Trout fishing stays pretty good during the Summer due
to the cool discharge of the spring water.
Fall:
Fall is a great time, maybe the best time for big browns.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Oatka Creek New York
Oatka Creek could be considered as being in three completely different sections. It could include a major tributary, Spring Creek, or Spring Creek could be considered separately. In this article, we are considering it as three sections, only two of which are important for
trout, and with Spring Creek as a tributary.
Fly fishing Oatka Creek is best in its lower section below LeRoy. There’s also a small stream section in it’s headwaters where there’s plenty of bushes and trees to
keep the water cool. The middle section is too warm for trout. The section below the warm section is the best due to two major tributary streams adding cool spring water to the creek. One is the “Blue Hole” near LeRoy and the other is Spring Creek near Mumford. This converts Oatka Creek into a trophy trout stream with good fishing opportunities and plenty of aquatic insects, scuds and other trout foods. The brown trout are stocked but the stream also has a good stream-bred population of brown trout.
The section from Union Street upstream almost 2 miles to Wheatland Center Road is a no-kil, year-round section but using only artificial lures or flies. From Bowerman Road upstream about a mile and a half to Union Street, and from Wheatland Center Road
upstream two and a half miles to the mouth of Spring Creek, is a no kill, artificial only section but it’s open only from Oct 16 through March 31. All other sections are open for year-round fishing.
Spring Creek is the location of the famous Caledonia trout hatchery. This is where brown trout were first successfully introduced in North America. You can fish only two very small sections of the stream including some within the hatchery area. About a thousand feet is open to the public below the hatchery. The water is crystal clear and the brown trout are beautiful. It’s catch and release, artificial only fishing.