Streams in Western New York

Western New York has a number of streams that offer high duality lake-run steelhead fishing from November through March. Streams included in Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties are; the Lower Niagara River, Cattaraugus Creek, Eighteen Mile Creek and it's South Branch, Silver Creek, Walnut Creek, Canadaway Creek and Chautauqua Creek.

In Cattaraugus County, anglers have access to five small lakes that provide good angling for trout in the spring and bass and panfish in the summer.

Quaker and Red House Lakes are located in Allegany State Park, and stocked each year as well.  Fishing license is required in the park.