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New York waters › Nissequogue River, Suffolk County

Nissequogue River fishing conditions

Suffolk County, New York · 3 listed access points

Right now

Water temperature22.3 °C (72 °F)
NISSEQUOGUE RIVER AT LANDING AVE AT SMITHTOWN, NY, 0.0 mi away, 8 min ago

USGS gauge 01304010. A gauge is not in the water you are standing in: this one is 0.0 miles from the listed access point.

Forecast

This Afternoon80°F, wind 6 mph
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight64°F, wind 5 to 9 mph
Showers And Thunderstorms then Cloudy
Wednesday74°F, wind 9 mph
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night64°F, wind 3 to 8 mph
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Species

Listed by DEC for this water: Brook Trout*, Brown Trout*, Rainbow Trout*.

Listed by DEC, absent from the 2011-2025 stocking records: Brook Trout. 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
20251,290
20241,260
20231,250
20221,250
20211,300
20201,180
20191,280
20181,230
20171,270
20161,270
20151,270
20141,220
20131,600
20121,480
20111,570

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

By species: Brown Trout 15,070, Rainbow Trout 4,650.

Access points

LocationNearest gauge
40.8578, -73.2110 · Suffolk
Tidal
0.7 mi
40.8465, -73.2273 · Suffolk
Fishing pier available at state park. OPRHP permit required (631-669-1000).
1.8 mi
40.8638, -73.2005 · Suffolk
Tidal - Town park permit required.
0.0 mi

Nearby monitored waters

Connetquot River
8 mi · Suffolk County · 19.1°C
Massapequa Creek
17 mi · Nassau County · no current reading
Neversink River
83 mi · Orange County · 18.5°C

Regulations

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