Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Grindstone Creek is a freestone river in New York, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries lists 5 species, including brook trout, brown trout and chinook salmon. 4 guides and 3 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Pulaski & the Salmon River.
Grindstone Creek is a freestone river in New York. Our destination hub Pulaski & the Salmon River is 4 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters. New York has 2 waters named Grindstone Creek in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Oswego County, the one the agency list names.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Grindstone Creek or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Grindstone Creek
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Grindstone Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Grindstone Creek, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Grindstone Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Steelhead / salmon waterAnglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Deer CreekOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deer Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Orwell BrookThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Orwell Brook.
New York · about 8 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout BrookFlume Falls on the West Branch Ausable River, Wilmington, New York. Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Brook.
New York · about 10 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Catfish CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Catfish Creek.
New York · about 11 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lindsey CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lindsey Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, salmon & steelhead.
On the Steelhead Fishing in Lake Ontario Tributaries: steelhead waters with public access list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Grindstone Creek, not only this reach.
From Public Fishing Rights Parking Areas (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), via data.ny.gov, read 2026-11-04); each site’s own point lies on the mapped water. Trout as the agency lists them for the site. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
County Route 28 · Richland · stocked: Rainbow Trout
County Route 28 · Richland · stocked: Rainbow Trout
Krebs Rd · Richland · stocked: Rainbow Trout
County Route 41A · Richland · stocked: Rainbow Trout
From the agency’s own records (Fish Stocking Lists (Actual): Beginning 2011, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), via data.ny.gov, read 2026-11-04), listed as Grindstone Creek (Oswego County). Check the agency for this season.
Past stockings, not a schedule
2025: Steelhead in Apr (1 stocking, 6,380 fish).
2024: Steelhead in Apr (1 stocking, 6,380 fish).
2023: Steelhead in Apr (1 stocking, 6,380 fish).
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Pulaski, NY · 3 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Salmon River
Nearby
Mexico, NY · 4 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Salmon River
Nearby
Pulaski, NY · 4 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Salmon & West Branch Ausable
Nearby
Mexico, NY · 4 mi
Drift boat · Lake & stillwater · Salmon River
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Chinook salmon moving upstream in the lower Tuolumne River, California (Dan Cook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
Pulaski is a village on the Salmon River in Oswego County, a few miles above the river's mouth on Lake Ontario; Altmar and the Salmon River Fish Hatchery are upstream, and the county's other Lake Ontario tributaries, from the Oswego River to the Sandy creeks, reach the lake along its shore.
Destination hub · 4 mi away in a straight line
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Grindstone Creek? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe Rakaia River where the Wilberforce joins it, Canterbury. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Waimakariri River from the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track, Craigieburn Forest Park. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Sava Dolinka below the confluence with Beli potok. Photo: Savinjc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Credit River at Streetsville. Photo: Mustang Joe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Santa Cruz River from National Route 40, downstream of Lago Argentino. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Humber River at Raymore Park, south of Lawrence Avenue, Toronto. Photo: Risker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Grindstone Creek.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Grindstone Creek”, halfway along its length in New York, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Steelhead / salmon waterAnglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New York · about 7 mi
Brown trout, steelhead & chinook salmon
236cfsFlow now · much below normal for the date
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Deer CreekOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deer Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Orwell BrookThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Orwell Brook.
New York · about 8 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout BrookFlume Falls on the West Branch Ausable River, Wilmington, New York. Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Brook.
New York · about 10 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Catfish CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Catfish Creek.
New York · about 11 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lindsey CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lindsey Creek.
Mexico, New York
River cabins · 3.9 mi
Pulaski, New York
Fishing lodge · 5.0 mi
Pulaski, New York
Fishing lodge · 5.4 mi
New Haven, New York
Fish camp · 7.4 mi
Altmar, New York
River cabins · 7.4 mi
Altmar, New York
Fishing lodge · 8.8 mi
Altmar, New York
River cabins · 10 mi
Orwell, New York
River cabins · 11 mi
