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Wappinger Creek, NY

Stream in Dutchess County, New York. 41.7-mile Dutchess County stream from Thompson Pond to Hudson River. Heavily stocked with brown and rainbow trout.

58

Overall bite score

Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled63
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 46% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

6 tracked species in Wappinger Creek, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillpresent · best May-Aug
Brown Bullheadpresent · best Apr-Sep
Largemouth Basspresent · best May-Sep
Pumpkinseedpresent · best May-Aug
Brown Troutstocked · best Mar-Jun, Oct
Rainbow Troutstocked · best Apr-Jun

Water facts

TypeStream
CountyDutchess
StateNew York
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge01372500

Stocked with about 12,000 brown trout and 2,000 rainbow trout annually across the Pleasant Valley and Poughkeepsie sections. Some reaches are DEC Stocked-Extended trout water. Wild brown trout hold in the headwaters, and the Hunn's Lake Creek section is DEC Wild-Quality water.

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