Niagara County · facts last verified October 5, 2026 · conditions updated Nov 4, 4:14pm ET

Olcott fishing report

Sourced guide to Olcott, NY on Lake America (Lake Ontario): launches, current NY DEC regulations, stocking and seasonal pattern, each linked to its source.

Live conditions

Readings come from the NOAA stations and buoys shown, which are not necessarily near Olcott. Use them as lake-wide context.

Marine forecast — Niagara River to Hamlin Beach

All tributary flows →

Overview

• The NWS nearshore marine forecast zone is LOZ042, "Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY". [api.weather.gov]
• USGS gauge 04219768 is "EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AT BURT NY"; gauge 04219767 is Eighteenmile Creek at Newfane. [waterdata.usgs.gov]
• DEC: "Many thousands of anglers use the Fisherman's Park facility at Burt Dam, Town of Newfane." [dec.ny.gov]

Launches and access

• Newfane Marina (Olcott), on Lake Ontario at Eighteenmile Creek: hard-surface launch, municipal, parking listed by DEC as "60 cars and trailers, 40 cars", with a fish cleaning station on site (43.336245 N, 78.717015 W). [dec.ny.gov]

Current regulations (quoted from NY DEC)

• DEC seasons and limits for Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and tributaries: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout (including Steelhead), Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon are open "All year", minimum length 15", "except for Rainbow Trout or Steelhead: 21" in the lake and 25" in tributaries". Daily limit: "3 in combination, not to include more than 2 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) in the lake, and not to include more than 1 Rainbow Trout (or Steelhead) and 1 Brown Trout in the tributaries". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC: Lake Trout open season "December 1 - September 30", daily limit 2, no minimum length "(except no more than 1 shall be between 25" and 30")". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC tributary seasonal regulations: "Seasonal fishing regulations apply September 1 - March 31". "Fishing from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise is prohibited" (the Black River in Jefferson County from Lake Ontario upstream to the Rte. 180 bridge in Dexter is excepted). "Only one hook with a single hook point is permitted". [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC lists the Eighteenmile Creek (Niagara County) seasonal-regulation section as "From the Rte. 18 bridge upstream to Burt Dam". [dec.ny.gov]

Seasonal pattern

• DEC: "Offshore fishing for chinooks ramps up in July and runs through September. Popular ports for offshore fishing are Wilson, Olcott and Youngstown." [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC: the Eighteenmile Creek Chinook run starts "in mid-October"; "Later in October and November, brown trout begin to enter Eighteenmile Creek on spawning runs providing Lake Ontario's best streamside brown trout fishing." [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC describes "ice-free fishing conditions, essentially all winter long" at Burt Dam, with brown trout in addition to steelhead. [dec.ny.gov]
• DEC Region 9 hotline, October 2 to October 9, 2026: "good early run numbers of king salmon and brown trout have been reported at the dams on Eighteenmile and Oak Orchard Creeks"; "Eighteenmile has moderate and clear flows"; piers at Olcott, Oak Orchard and the Genesee River "reported a good mix of king salmon and brown trout". [dec.ny.gov]

Stocking

• 2022-2026 stocking strategy annual targets for Olcott: Chinook 111,400, brown trout 21,500, steelhead 17,000, coho 22,500; lake trout 80,000 every year. [extapps.dec.ny.gov]
• DEC 2023 annual report: Chinook fingerlings, Eighteenmile Creek 126,330 on 2023-04-26. [dec.ny.gov]

Local charters and businesses

No businesses are listed for Olcott yet. See the charter directory →

Sources

Every statement on this page comes from one of these primary sources. Last verified October 5, 2026. Regulations change: confirm on the linked DEC page before you fish.

• https://api.weather.gov/zones/forecast/LOZ042 (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04219768/ (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/places-to-fish/great-lakes-niagara-river-st-lawrence-river/western-lake-ontario (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/boating/launch-sites/niagara-county (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/regulations/great-lakes-tributaries (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/erie-western-new-york-hotline (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lostockingstrategy.pdf (verified 2026-10-05)
• https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/lakeontarioannualreport.pdf (verified 2026-10-05)

Other ports on Lake America

• All ports
• Wilson
• Point Breeze
• Rochester
• Sodus Bay
• Fair Haven
• Oswego
• Mexico Bay
• Henderson Harbor
• Cape Vincent
• Chaumont
• Niagara Bar

Species

• King Salmon
• Brown Trout
• Steelhead
• Lake Trout
• Coho Salmon
• Walleye
• Smallmouth Bass