ERIE(BARGE)CANAL(W OF GENESEE R)AT ROCHESTER NY
NY USGS
ERIE(BARGE)CANAL(W OF GENESEE R)AT ROCHESTER NY (04218700) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04218700
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 43.1256, -77.6501
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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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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Amur Carp No season data
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Banded Killifish No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brindled Madtom 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 Mudminnow No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Chinook Salmon No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Cutlip Minnow No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Goldfish No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Lake Sturgeon No season data
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Largemouth Bass 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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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Round Goby 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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Tadpole Madtom No season data
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White Perch No season data
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White Sucker No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 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 nearbyErie(Barge)Canal(W Of Genesee R)At Rochester Ny has 34 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), and 29 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- 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
- 34 species
- from 108 individual records
- Observed
- Oct 29, 2015 – May 4, 2026
- 108 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 108 records