fly fishing on west canada creek
https://diyflyfishing.com/west-canada-creek-new-york/
On our property’s rivers (notice it splits around the island), Gonza has been successful fly fishing even in the middle of a summer sunny day!!! (but ideally, cooler mornings & dusk..look for the pockets/pools where brookies can hover (ie. around a large boulder or shaded deeper pools) You will need a temporary permit: https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/permits-licenses/sporting-and-use/sporting/fishing-license#:~:text=You%20need%20a%20fishing%20license,Freshwater%20baitfish%20for%20personal%20use.
There are conservation restrictions in order to preserve the quality of trout fishing: For inland trout streams, the daily limit also depends on the stream's management category:
Wild and Stocked: 5 trout per day, with only 2 longer than 12 inches.
Wild-Quality and Stocked-Extended: 3 trout per day, with only 1 longer than 12 inches.
Wild-Premier: 1 trout per day, any size.
Catch and Release: All year, with artificial lures only.
Today, all of the West Canada Creek is classified and protected under the New York State Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act.
Wilmurt Falls, which is downstream from Nobleboro in the town of Ohio, has the distinction of being the dividing line between brook trout in the waters upstream from the falls, and brown and rainbow trout downstream. The browns and rainbows for the most part don't get above the falls. The falls is also the top end of the Ohio gorge.
In general, brook trout are the native trout of the US, originally found throughout areas with cold clean water, preferably waters which never exceed 68 degrees. As civilization invades its cool shady forest areas it causes the waters to warm and the brook trout population begins to diminish. Its primary food source is small insects, mollusks, crustaceans and other small fishes.
Fishing for brook trout is the easiest of all the trouts. Look for gravel bottom streams with a moderate current, plenty of waterfalls and ponds which include rocks and cover. Overhanging trees offer additional shade, attract insects and offer protection from preying birds.