Best West Canada Creek Fly Fishing

East of Rome near Barneveld, the West Canada Creek has 26 miles of trophy trout fly fishing stream open yearround known for brown trout up to 18 inches long. The headwaters of the West Canada Creek are in the southeastern Adirondacks in Hamilton County and are known for stocked brook trout. The entire length running through Hamilton County, Herkimer County and Oneida County offers good fly fishing opportunities.

The best fly fishing on West Canada Creek is considered to begin at Trenton Falls and run downstream for 2.5 miles to the confluence with Cincinatti Creek. It is a trophy catch-and-release section for artificial lures only. There are large deep pools and riffle sections. Keep in mind that there is a dam at Trenton Falls and there can be unexpected releases. Use caution when wading at flows above 700cfs. There is plenty of access along SR28 with numerous parking areas.

In addition, on the West Canada Creek from Hinckley Dam to Herkimer, there are plenty of brown trout. The West Canada Creek is good all year round due to the tailwater dam flows.

Overall, West Canada Creek is the 4th most popular fly fishing river of all 33 fly fishing spots in New York. Several of the better fly fishing rivers are nearby West Canada Creek including West Branch Ausable River, Batten Kill River, Upper Hudson River, Saranac River and Boquet River.