New fishing-access site opens in Broome County

MAINE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the opening of a new fishing-access site on Nanticoke Creek in Broome County. 

The new Shadowbrook Fishing Access Site is located off State Route 26 at the end of Shadowbrook Drive, south of the village of Maine. 

“The new Nanticoke Creek site provides visitors with easy access to newly acquired public fishing rights on the creek, as well as convenient parking for anglers while they fish a rural stream that receives annual trout stocking,” Matthew Marko, DEC Region 7 director, said in a release.

DEC Region 7 operations staff in Kirkwood, with assistance from DEC fisheries and real property staff, recently completed construction supported by $12,400 from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. The site can accommodate up to four vehicles, and via a short footpath, the parking area provides access to a recently acquired 0.3-mile public fishing-rights easement that adjoins the site. Nanticoke Creek now has 1.3 miles of public fishing rights, per the release. 

DEC stocks Nanticoke Creek annually with 2,900 brown trout. The creek begins near Nanticoke Lake and meanders for about 22 miles to its confluence with the Susquehanna River. 

The opening of this new access site is part of the state’s Adventure NY Initiative to connect people to nature and provide increased access to the outdoors so that New Yorkers of all ages and abilities can experience a wide range of hands-on recreational activities, the DEC said. Additionally, improved fishing access to Nanticoke Creek is part of NY Open for Fishing and Hunting, an effort to improve recreational activities and boost tourism opportunities across the state.