Waters · United States
Eighteenmile Creek (Burt Dam) fishing report
Updated Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Lake Ontario fish entering at Olcott can run only as far as Burt Dam, so every salmon and steelhead in the creek piles into a short stretch of gorge water. In autumn it is one of the most crowded pieces of river in New York.
Today's report: good (78/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Eighteenmile Creek (Burt Dam) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 56°F (13.2°C) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AT BURT NY shows the water level steady.
Eighteenmile Creek (Burt Dam) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 56°F (13.2°C)
- Discharge: 117 cfs (3.3 m³/s) — unchanged over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AT BURT NY · reading 59 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 3:00 PM–5:00 PM local time — score 75/100
- 6:00 PM–8:00 PM local time — score 79/100
- 11:00 AM–1:00 PM local time — score 80/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Wednesday, Oct 21 | Thursday, Oct 22 | Friday, Oct 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 78 — good | 79 — good | 78 — good |
| Steelhead | 70 — good | 73 — good | 73 — good |
| Brown Trout | 77 — good | 89 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Eighteenmile Creek (Burt Dam) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:58:43 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AT BURT NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
Winter fishing on Eighteenmile Creek (Burt Dam)
After the salmon run, Eighteenmile Creek becomes a steelhead and lake-run brown trout fishery from late autumn into spring, mostly in the gorge below Burt Dam. The creek is small, so a cold snap can freeze the slow pools and a thaw colours it quickly. The best days are as a rise drops and clears. The gorge banks are steep and icy in winter, so use the established access points.
Seasons, closed sections and permits are set by the state and change. Check the current regulations before a winter trip, and never trust shelf ice or a forecast for your safety.
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More chinook salmon waters
- Kenai River (Soldotna) — Alaska, USA
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- American River (Fair Oaks) — California, USA
- Au Sable River (Foote Dam) — Michigan, USA
- Cowlitz River (Castle Rock) — Washington, USA
Nearby waters
- Oak Orchard Creek — New York, USA (19 mi away)
- Genesee River (Rochester) — New York, USA (57 mi away)
- Cattaraugus Creek (Gowanda) — New York, USA (60 mi away)
- Chautauqua Creek (Westfield) — New York, USA (81 mi away)
- Lake Simcoe — Ontario, Canada (83 mi away)
- Bay of Quinte — Ontario, Canada (90 mi away)