Ausable River

Ausable River fishing

Fishing at Ausable River is on a river section, stocked with Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 6.5 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

May 1, 2025

Plants on record

98

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

11.2 in

Elevation

93 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

A 94-mile river draining the High Peaks past Lake Placid and Au Sable Forks to Lake Champlain; forms part of the Clinton-Essex county line and cuts through the 700-1,700 ft cliffs of Wilmington Notch's High Falls Gorge.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes , photos

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How Ausable River is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was May 1, 2025, later than usual.

Fish at Ausable River

Fishing Ausable River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 98 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.

Rainbow Trout 40 plants
Plants
40 of 98
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
14.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 37 plants
Plants
37 of 98
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
12.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Atlantic Salmon 21 plants
Plants
21 of 98
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
3.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Atlantic Salmon guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 33,0742011
  • 42,6352012
  • 40,0262013
  • 46,5982014
  • 67,8032015
  • 65,4042016
  • 104,9302017
  • 40,8202018
  • 35,8002019
  • 24,9902020
  • 1,8002021
  • 41,5002022
  • 43,8002023
  • 46,1502024
  • 61,1002025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 200 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 200 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 300 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 100 18 in report
May 1, 2025 Atlantic Salmon 60,000 1 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 300 11 in report
May 1, 2024 Atlantic Salmon 44,750 1 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 300 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 300 11 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 400 11 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 400 12 in report
May 1, 2023 Atlantic Salmon 42,000 1 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 400 14 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 400 14 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 500 14 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 500 13 in report
July 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
July 1, 2022 Brown Trout 400 12 in report
June 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 300 14 in report
May 1, 2022 Atlantic Salmon 40,000 1 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
May 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 500 13 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 500 13 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 400 13 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 250 14 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 250 14 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 500 7 in report
May 1, 2020 Brown Trout 500 7 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,000 12 in report
April 1, 2020 Atlantic Salmon 20,290 6 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 800 6 in report
June 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 400 16 in report
May 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 200 16 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 800 8 in report
May 1, 2019 Atlantic Salmon 33,000 1 in report
April 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 400 16 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,000 8 in report
June 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 300 17 in report
June 1, 2018 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,000 13 in report
May 1, 2018 Atlantic Salmon 18,000 1.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Atlantic Salmon 19,620 5.7 in report
October 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 600 14 in report
October 1, 2017 Brown Trout 200 14 in report
October 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 150 20 in report
October 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 200 14 in report
May 1, 2017 Atlantic Salmon 75,000 1 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 700 13 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 15 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 400 12 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 325 16 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 700 13 in report
April 1, 2017 Atlantic Salmon 26,155 6.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 15 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 300 12 in report
May 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 700 13 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 18 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 300 13 in report
May 1, 2016 Atlantic Salmon 36,000 1 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 325 18 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 16 in report
March 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 700 12 in report
March 1, 2016 Atlantic Salmon 26,879 5.9 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 300 12 in report
July 1, 2015 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 200 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 200 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
May 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 250 18 in report
May 1, 2015 Atlantic Salmon 40,000 1 in report
April 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 500 13 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
April 1, 2015 Atlantic Salmon 24,753 6.4 in report
June 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 200 18 in report
May 1, 2014 Atlantic Salmon 30,000 1.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 300 13 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
April 1, 2014 Atlantic Salmon 13,998 6.7 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 700 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 100 18 in report
April 1, 2013 Atlantic Salmon 18,026 7.3 in report
April 1, 2013 Atlantic Salmon 20,000 1.1 in report
May 1, 2012 Atlantic Salmon 25,000 1.2 in report
March 1, 2012 Atlantic Salmon 17,635 7.4 in report
June 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 100 19 in report
June 1, 2011 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
April 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 500 14 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 100 14 in report
March 1, 2011 Atlantic Salmon 31,774 7.5 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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