WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER AT RICHARDSVILLE NY

WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER NY USGS

WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER AT RICHARDSVILLE NY (01374559) is a real-time river monitoring station on the WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 01374559
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: NY
Coordinates: 41.4705, -73.7596

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Fishing regulations

NY state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

NY state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  25
  
  Size rule
  9"
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Lake Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Oct 15 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Oct 15
  
  Daily limit
  3
  
  Size rule
  21"
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  50
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Black Crappie No season data
Bluegill No season data
Brook Trout No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Bullheads No season data
Common Sunfishes No season data
Cutlip Minnow No season data
European Carp No season data
Grass Carp No season data
Largemouth Bass No season data
Northern Bluegill No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
Redbreast Sunfish No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Smallmouth Bass No season data
White Perch No season data
White Sucker No season data
Yellow Bullhead No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the New York Freshwater Fishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

West Branch Croton River At Richardsville NY has 23 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), and 18 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Bullheads Ameiurus
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
White Perch Morone americana
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass Carp, European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 23 species; from 100 individual records
Observed: Aug 22, 2018 – Jul 7, 2026; 100 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 100 records