Wiscoy Creek

Geobox River
name = Wiscoy Creek
native_name =
other_name =
other_name1 =


image_size = 200
image_caption = Wiscoy Creek
country = USA
country1 =
state = New York
region_type = Counties
region = Wyoming, NY
region1 = Allegany, NY
city = Hamlet of Bliss
city1 = Village of Pike
city2 = Hamlet of Wiscoy

Wiscoy Creek is a stream, approximately 15 miles long, in western New York in the United States. It is a tributary of the Genesee River and joins that river in the town of Hume in northern Allegany County. The Wiscoy originates from two branches in Wyoming County. The North Branch begins in the township of Wethersfield and the West Branch originates in the township of Eagle. The branches meet in the hamlet of Bliss and flow southeast through the village of Pike. The creek's name is derived from the Seneca tribe word meaning "five falls creek."

Trout Fishing

Nursed by cold springs, the water temperature in this stream rarely exceeds 70 degrees, enabling the Wiscoy to provide good trout fishing all season long. The stream is managed almost exclusively as a wild trout fishery; the only stretch that is stocked is a 1-mile section in Allegany County. Recent NYSDEC surveys estimate an impressive 1,600 adult wild brown trout per stream mile in the Wyoming County section of Wiscoy Creek. The stream is not known for producing large trout due to the high number of fish overall, however a 19 inch fish was captured in the 2006 survey. Anglers have abundant access to this 22 mile long stream with 12.5 miles of public fishing easements, 12 angler footpaths and three angler parking areas. Other areas are open by landowner permission.

ee also

*List of New York rivers

External links

* [http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27276.html NYSDEC 2006-2007 Fisheries Survey Summary]