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Chestnut Creek fishing regulations

NYSDEC classifies water on Chestnut Creek as Class A — drinking water source, managed as Trout waters. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.

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State trout-water classification

Class
Class A — drinking water source
Management
Trout waters
Source
NYSDEC, per classified reach

The season and creel rules change yearly and live with the agency; this page does not paraphrase them.

NYSDEC water quality classifications and standards → New York season and creel rules →

Rules change every year and the posted signs are the authority, not this page. The full state tables, with the date they were read, are on New York fishing regulations.

More about Chestnut Creek

Chestnut Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access

Regulations on nearby rivers