West Branch Sacandaga River
NYSDEC reported 1,230 trout stocked in West Branch Sacandaga River (Hamilton 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.
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West Branch Sacandaga River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 1,230
- yearly average, 2020–2024
- 1,574
- 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 | Rainbow trout1,230 fish · Average length: 9–12.2 in | 1,230 | 2 | 9–12.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout1,180 fish · Average length: 9.4–12.1 in | 1,180 | 2 | 9.4–12.1 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Rainbow trout1,340 fish · Average length: 10–12.1 in | 1,340 | 2 | 10–12.1 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 20251,230 fish | 1,230 |
| 20241,180 fish | 1,180 |
| 20231,340 fish | 1,340 |
| 20221,330 fish | 1,330 |
| 20211,460 fish | 1,460 |
| 20202,560 fish | 2,560 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 8,840 | 97% |
| Brown trout | 260 | 3% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Hamilton County: Sacandaga River, Indian River, Indian Lake, Jessup River, Lake Eaton, Blue Mountain Lake, Raquette Lake, Seventh Lake.
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.