The Branch
NYSDEC reported 210 trout stocked in The Branch (Essex County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is May 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
NYSDEC data pulled .
The Branch in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 210
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 750
- years stocked since 2020
- 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout210 fish · Average length: 9.5 in | 210 | 1 | 9.5 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Brook trout550 fish · Average length: 7–9.3 in | 550 | 2 | 7–9.3 in |
| March | Brook trout250 fish · Average length: 7 in | 250 | 1 | 7 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Brook trout600 fish · Average length: 8–8.9 in | 600 | 2 | 8–8.9 in |
| March | Brook trout300 fish · Average length: 7 in | 300 | 1 | 7 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025210 fish | 210 |
| 2024800 fish | 800 |
| 2023900 fish | 900 |
| 2022900 fish | 900 |
| 2021520 fish | 520 |
| 2020630 fish | 630 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brook trout | 3,960 | 100% |
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.