Ausable River (Ausable Forks - Chesterfield)
NYSDEC reported 1,200 trout stocked in Ausable River (Ausable Forks - Chesterfield) (Essex 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.
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Ausable River (Ausable Forks - Chesterfield) in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,200
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 0
- years stocked since 2025
- 1
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Brown trout500 fish · Average length: 11–18 in | 500 | 3 | 11–18 in |
| June | Rainbow trout200 fish · Average length: 11 in | 200 | 1 | 11 in |
| May | Brown trout300 fish · Average length: 11 in | 300 | 1 | 11 in |
| May | Rainbow trout200 fish · Average length: 11 in | 200 | 1 | 11 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20251,200 fish | 1,200 |
Trout stocked each year
DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 800 | 67% |
| Rainbow trout | 400 | 33% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Essex County: West Branch Ausable River, Boreas River, East Branch Ausable River, La Chute River, Boquet River, Schroon River, Moose Pond, Ausable 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.