GENESEE RIVER AT AVON NY
GENESEE RIVER NY USGS
GENESEE RIVER AT AVON NY (04228500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the GENESEE RIVER in NY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04228500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NY
- Coordinates
- 42.9227, -77.7574
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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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Tiger Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 30"
- Notes
- Statewide baseline (applies where no special regulation)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 1 – Mar 15 Details
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May 1 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
- 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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Brown Trout 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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Fantail Darter No season data
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Grass Carp No season data
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Green Sunfish 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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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Smallmouth Bass 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 nearbyGenesee River At Avon Ny has 14 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Tiger Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy × lucius), Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare), Cutlip Minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua), Common Sunfishes (Lepomis), and 9 others.
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Tiger Muskellunge Esox masquinongy × lucius
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Walleye Sander vitreus
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Grass 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
- 14 species
- from 18 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 2, 2017 – Jul 22, 2026
- 18 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 18 records