SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT VESTAL NY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NY USGS
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT VESTAL NY (01513500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the SUSQUEHANNA RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01513500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.0917, -76.0565
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Fishing regulations
NY state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Bullheads No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Chain Pickerel No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Grass Carp No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Margined Madtom No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Quillback No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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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 nearbySusquehanna River At Vestal NY has 29 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Bullheads (Ameiurus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), and 24 others.
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
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
- 29 species
- from 69 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 10, 2008 – Jul 9, 2026
- 69 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 69 records
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