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Saranac River

NYSDEC reported 159,740 trout stocked in Saranac River (Clinton County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is June 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.

NYSDEC data pulled .

Saranac River in numbers

trout stocked in 2025
159,740
yearly average, 2015–2024
122,673
years stocked since 2011
15
Stocking log

Every stocking record

DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals, and the spring plan DEC published for this water. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.

Last stocked, June 20251,0901,000 rainbow trout; 90 brown trout
Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)SpeciesFishSize
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout3,1509– 10 inches
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout1,7009– 10 inches
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout8309– 10 inches
May - fourth week 2026Brown trout8309– 10 inches
June - second week 2026Rainbow trout8109– 10 inches
May - second week 2026Rainbow trout8109– 10 inches
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout37012–15 inches
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout20012–15 inches
April - fourth week 2026Brown trout10012–15 inches
May - fourth week 2026Brown trout10012–15 inches
June - second week 2026Rainbow trout9012–14 inches
May - second week 2026Rainbow trout9012–14 inches
2025 · 159,740 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
JuneRainbow trout1,00049.8–13.3 in
JuneBrown trout90113 in
MayLandlocked salmon27,24016.29 in
MayRainbow trout910310.2–12 in
MayBrown trout91038.6–13.6 in
AprilLandlocked salmon123,35021–6.4 in
AprilBrown trout6,24098.1–13.1 in
2024 · 145,282 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
JuneRainbow trout1,71039.8–12.1 in
MayLandlocked salmon105,79321–6.2 in
MayRainbow trout1,71039.4–12 in
MayBrown trout1,71039.3–13.4 in
AprilLandlocked salmon27,09910.4 in
AprilBrown trout7,22099.4–13.1 in
AprilRainbow trout40113 in
2023 · 146,450 fish
MonthSpeciesFishBatchesAverage length
JuneRainbow trout1,80049.7–12.3 in
MayLandlocked salmon104,98720.5–1 in
MayRainbow trout1,71039.7–11.9 in
MayBrown trout1,71039.7–13.6 in
AprilLandlocked salmon29,04310.5 in
AprilBrown trout7,20099–13.2 in
Every year since 2011
YearFish
2025159,740
2024145,282
2023146,450
202294,330
202117,340
202056,655
2019181,785
201894,360
2017137,970
2016137,336
2015215,220
201415,790
2013194,815
2012100,890
2011149,198
2011 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.

  1. 149k2011: 149,198 fish
  2. 101k2012: 100,890 fish
  3. 195k2013: 194,815 fish
  4. 16k2014: 15,790 fish
  5. 215k2015: 215,220 fish
  6. 137k2016: 137,336 fish
  7. 138k2017: 137,970 fish
  8. 94k2018: 94,360 fish
  9. 182k2019: 181,785 fish
  10. 57k2020: 56,655 fish
  11. 17k2021: 17,340 fish
  12. 94k2022: 94,330 fish
  13. 146k2023: 146,450 fish
  14. 145k2024: 145,282 fish
  15. 160k2025: 159,740 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2011
SpeciesFishShare
Landlocked salmon1,655,07690%
Brown trout132,6607%
Rainbow trout59,4253%

Where it is

New York trout stockingAll Clinton County waters

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Clinton County: North Branch Great Chazy River.

Source: DEC fish stocking lists (actual), data.ny.gov and the DEC spring trout stocking plan, data.ny.gov, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.