Schroon River

Name: Trout stocking records: Schroon River, New York
Creator: Stocking Record

NYSDEC reported 38,900 trout stocked in Schroon River (Essex County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is April 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.

NYSDEC data pulled Nov 6, 2026.

A river with mountains — Photo: DerWeg, Pixabay License, Pixabay

Schroon River in numbers

trout stocked in 2025: 38,900
yearly average, 2020–2024: 19,763
years stocked since 2020: 6

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, April 202538,90036,000 landlocked salmon; 2,900 brown trout

Spring 2026 plan
When (DEC wording)	Species	Fish	Size
May - first week 2026	Brown trout1,580 fish	1,580	9– 10 inches
May - first week 2026	Brown trout190 fish	190	12–15 inches

2025 · 38,900 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
April	Landlocked salmon36,000 fish · Average length: 1 in	36,000	1	1 in
April	Brown trout2,900 fish · Average length: 8–18 in	2,900	6	8–18 in

2024 · 4,830 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
April	Landlocked salmon2,000 fish · Average length: 1 in	2,000	1	1 in
April	Brown trout1,930 fish · Average length: 9.3–13.1 in	1,930	3	9.3–13.1 in
March	Brown trout400 fish · Average length: 11 in	400	1	11 in
March	Brook trout500 fish · Average length: 7 in	500	2	7 in

2023 · 22,620 fish
Month	Species	Fish	Batches	Average length
May	Landlocked salmon19,500 fish · Average length: 1 in	19,500	1	1 in
May	Brown trout1,520 fish · Average length: 9.3–13.2 in	1,520	2	9.3–13.2 in
April	Brown trout1,000 fish · Average length: 14 in	1,000	2	14 in
March	Brook trout600 fish · Average length: 7 in	600	2	7 in

Every year since 2020
Year	Fish
202538,900 fish	38,900
20244,830 fish	4,830
202322,620 fish	22,620
202212,720 fish	12,720
202123,295 fish	23,295
202035,350 fish	35,350

2020 – 2025

Trout stocked each year

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

35k2020: 35,350 fish
23k2021: 23,295 fish
13k2022: 12,720 fish
23k2023: 22,620 fish
4.8k2024: 4,830 fish
39k2025: 38,900 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Landlocked salmon	117,000	85%
Brown trout	18,165	13%
Brook trout	2,550	2%

Where it is

New York trout stocking All Essex County waters

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, Moose Pond, Ausable River, Saranac 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 Nov 6, 2026. Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.