Beaver Creek, located in Madison County, is a small-to-medium sized stream near the Hamlet of Brookfield. Beaver Creek is part of the 3,484 acre Beaver Creek State Forest.
Public Access
Approximately three publicly accessible miles of Beaver Creek flows through Beaver Creek State Forest along the Fair Grounds Road. There are no Public Fishing Rights (PFR's) along Beaver Creek. Access is open by owners; sections of streams posted against fishing by landowners are not stocked with trout by the state. Stocked sections without PFR are open to fishing by willing landowners. Respect their property or risk losing public access to these streams.
DECinfo Locator - Interactive Trout Stream Fishing Map (Decinfo Locator is best viewed on a desktop computer).
Trout Stream Fishing Map User Guide ("How to" instructions for using the fishing map on Decinfo Locator.)
Fish Species
Brown trout, brook trout, and white sucker.
General Fishing Information
Good baits for the stocked trout are worms, salted minnows, and simulated natural baits like Gulp or PowerBait. Lures to try are spinners, spoons, small plastics (2" twister tails or tube baits) and stickbaits.
Regulations
Statewide Fishing Regulations Apply.
Fisheries Management
The section of Beaver Creek from Beaver Creek Road in South Brookfield upstream to Skaneateles Turnpike in Brookfield is a Stocked section and is stocked annually with around 1,060 year-old (9") and 120 two year-old brown trout (14"). The brown trout are stocked for a put-and-take fishery.
