ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE NY

ELLICOTT CREEK NY USGS

ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE NY (04218518) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ELLICOTT CREEK 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. 37 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 04218518
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: NY
Coordinates: 42.9779, -78.7637

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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.

Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details Close
- May 1 – Mar 15
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Size rule
  18"
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details Close
- May 1 – Mar 15
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Size rule
  15"
  
  Notes
  Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Banded Darter No season data
Banded Killifish No season data
Black Bullhead No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bluegill × Northern Sunfish No season data
Brook Silverside No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Central Mudminnow No season data
Central Stoneroller No season data
Common Logperch No season data
Common Rudd No season data
Common Shiner No season data
Emerald Shiner No season data
European Carp No season data
Golden Redhorse No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
Goldfish No season data
Greater Redhorse No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Greengill Sunfish No season data
Largemouth Bass No season data
Northern Sunfish No season data
Pumpkinseed No season data
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
Rainbow Darter No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Rock Bass No season data
Rosyface Shiner No season data
Round Goby No season data
Smallmouth Bass No season data
Spotfin Shiner No season data
Striped Shiner No season data
White Crappie No season data
White Sucker 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

Ellicott Creek Below Williamsville Ny has 37 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), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 32 others.

Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
Bluegill × Northern Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × peltastes
Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
Greater Redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common Logperch Percina caprodes
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Walleye Sander vitreus
Common Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Central Mudminnow Umbra limi

3 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, European Carp, Round Goby). 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: 37 species; from 120 individual records
Observed: Aug 16, 2013 – Aug 9, 2026; 120 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 120 records