New York waters › Sandy Creek, Monroe County
Sandy Creek fishing conditions
Monroe County, New York · 1 listed access point
Right now
| Water temperature | 22.4 °C (72 °F) SANDY CREEK AT NORTH HAMLIN NY, 3.2 mi away, 68 min ago |
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| Flow | 199 ft³/s 68 min ago |
| Gauge height | 17.51 ft 68 min ago |
USGS gauge 04220223. A gauge is not in the water you are standing in: this one is 3.2 miles from the listed access point.
Is this normal for September 1?
| Flow | 100th percentile — higher than usual for this time of year Ranked against 127 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 9 years |
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| Water temperature | 63rd percentile — about usual for this time of year Ranked against 97 readings from this gauge within a week of this date across 7 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 Afternoon | 81°F, wind 7 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms |
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| Tonight | 67°F, wind 5 mph Mostly Cloudy |
| Wednesday | 85°F, wind 3 to 7 mph Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms |
| Wednesday Night | 68°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
| Year | Fish released |
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| 2025 | 67,310 |
| 2024 | 70,024 |
| 2023 | 54,850 |
| 2022 | 35,800 |
| 2021 | 27,000 |
| 2020 | 32,650 |
| 2019 | 98,980 |
| 2018 | 102,170 |
| 2017 | 91,130 |
| 2016 | 152,100 |
| 2015 | 139,700 |
| 2014 | 158,650 |
| 2013 | 150,650 |
| 2012 | 104,240 |
| 2011 | 152,900 |
DEC most often recorded stocking here in April, May, October. That is when fish were released, which is not the same as when fishing is good.
By species: Chinook 882,110, Steelhead 229,470, Landlocked Salmon 169,994, Coho 156,580.
Access points
| Location | Nearest gauge |
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| 43.2971, -77.9646 · Monroe | 3.2 mi |
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Regulations
This water has special regulations. Read them on the NY DEC site before fishing. Seasons and limits are not reproduced here.