A small southtowns Buffalo steelhead creek that fishes hard on every drop through the cold months — shale-bottom, flashy, and accessible, a local favourite when the bigger Cattaraugus is high and dirty.
- Shale
Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk29°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on the drop
Where
A small southtowns Buffalo steelhead creek that fishes hard on every drop through the cold months — shale-bottom, flashy, and accessible, a local favourite…
Why this works
Very poor — river flow is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence
Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- New York licence; verify NY DEC reach rules
- Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
About this water
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Not assessed
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Eighteenmile Creek, Lower, minor tribs' (NY0104-0030), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Insufficient Information. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY0104-0030
Why this score · for Steelhead
- Temperature028% weight
- Flow9522% weight
- Clarity9518% weight
- Feeding Time6013% weight
- Pressure757% weight
- Insect activity4212% weight
Directions
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Eighteenmile Creek
A small southtowns Buffalo steelhead creek that fishes hard on every drop through the cold months — shale-bottom, flashy, and accessible, a local favourite when the bigger Cattaraugus is high and dirty.
Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk29°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead Oct–Apr, on the drop
Where
A small southtowns Buffalo steelhead creek that fishes hard on every drop through the cold months — shale-bottom, flashy, and accessible, a local favourite…
Why this works
Very poor — river flow is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface
Hatch predictions
See the full sub-surface read with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence
Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
- New York licence; verify NY DEC reach rules
- Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
About this water
A small southtowns Buffalo steelhead creek that fishes hard on every drop through the cold months — shale-bottom, flashy, and accessible, a local favourite when the bigger Cattaraugus is high and dirty.
- Shale
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
- Aquatic life: Not assessed
What this classification means
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Eighteenmile Creek, Lower, minor tribs' (NY0104-0030), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Insufficient Information. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY0104-0030
Why this score · for Steelhead
- Temperature028% weight
- Flow9522% weight
- Clarity9518% weight
- Feeding Time6013% weight
- Pressure757% weight
- Insect activity4212% weight
Directions
Related guides
Booking & contacts