Boquet River fishing

Boquet River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked: May 2025; Brook Trout
Plants on record: 158; Since 2011
Species recorded: 3
Average size: 10.4 in
Elevation: 93 ft

Fish at Boquet River

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 111 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 11.7 in · 111 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

Brook Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 8.1 in · 29 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

Atlantic Salmon Stocked · 18 plants · last April 2025

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 6.3 in · 18 plants

Atlantic Salmon species guide

How Boquet River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

56,940

Fish stocked in 2012

125,572

Fish stocked in 2013

54,810

Fish stocked in 2014

110,010

Fish stocked in 2015

63,573

Fish stocked in 2016

62,607

Fish stocked in 2017

122,082

Fish stocked in 2018

53,612

Fish stocked in 2019

57,740

Fish stocked in 2020

63,520

Fish stocked in 2021

67,016

Fish stocked in 2022

137,790

Fish stocked in 2023

9,200

Fish stocked in 2024

63,807

Fish stocked in 2025

59,756

Stocking history

All species Brown Trout Atlantic Salmon Brook Trout

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
May 2025	Brook Trout	3,050	9.5 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	350	13.1 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	2,200	8.1 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	800	11 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	100	18 in	report
April 2025	Atlantic Salmon	52,256	6.4 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	500	11 in	report
April 2025	Brown Trout	500	11 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	350	13.1 in	report
April 2024	Brown Trout	2,990	9.4 in	report
April 2024	Atlantic Salmon	54,837	5.6 in	report
April 2024	Brook Trout	4,280	9.3 in	report
April 2024	Brook Trout	250	7 in	report
March 2024	Brown Trout	400	11 in	report
March 2024	Brown Trout	700	11 in	report
May 2023	Brook Trout	4,280	8.9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	2,990	9 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	330	13.2 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	500	14 in	report
April 2023	Brown Trout	800	14 in	report
April 2023	Brook Trout	300	7 in	report
June 2022	Brown Trout	400	12 in	report
June 2022	Brook Trout	300	8 in	report
May 2022	Atlantic Salmon	72,700	–	report
May 2022	Brown Trout	400	12 in	report
May 2022	Brook Trout	4,280	9 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	330	13.5 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	2,990	9 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	500	12 in	report
April 2022	Atlantic Salmon	55,390	6.5 in	report
April 2022	Brown Trout	500	12 in	report
May 2021	Brown Trout	490	12.8 in	report
April 2021	Atlantic Salmon	58,146	6.3 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	2,990	9 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	500	13 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	800	13 in	report
April 2021	Brook Trout	2,960	8.8 in	report
April 2021	Brook Trout	330	8.8 in	report
April 2021	Brown Trout	500	13 in	report
March 2021	Brook Trout	300	8 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	300	13.1 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	100	13.1 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	2,210	8.6 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	2,210	8.4 in	report
April 2020	Atlantic Salmon	48,835	6.2 in	report
April 2020	Brook Trout	3,340	7.3 in	report
April 2020	Brown Trout	600	14 in	report
April 2020	Brook Trout	125	8 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	500	13 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	1,100	6 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	1,000	13 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	2,000	6 in	report
March 2020	Brown Trout	1,200	6 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	2,660	8.3 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	300	13.3 in	report
May 2019	Brown Trout	100	13.3 in	report
May 2019	Brook Trout	5,300	8.5 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	2,660	8 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	1,100	6 in	report
April 2019	Atlantic Salmon	42,070	6.5 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	2,000	8 in	report
April 2019	Brown Trout	1,200	6 in	report
April 2019	Brook Trout	350	8 in	report
September 2018	Brook Trout	350	6 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	300	13.2 in	report
May 2018	Brown Trout	100	13.2 in	report
May 2018	Brook Trout	5,300	8.4 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	2,610	8.4 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	800	12 in	report
April 2018	Atlantic Salmon	42,352	6.2 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	1,200	12 in	report
April 2018	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	100	19 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	200	14 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	100	19 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	100	14 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	2,000	7 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	200	14 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	1,000	7 in	report
September 2017	Brown Trout	1,000	7 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	300	13.3 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	2,480	8.2 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	100	13.3 in	report
May 2017	Brook Trout	5,300	8.3 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	100	15 in	report
May 2017	Brown Trout	400	12 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	2,480	8 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	50	15 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
April 2017	Atlantic Salmon	45,000	6.7 in	report
April 2017	Atlantic Salmon	59,022	6.4 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	100	15 in	report
April 2017	Brown Trout	1,000	12 in	report
April 2017	Brook Trout	450	7 in	report
May 2016	Brown Trout	300	13 in	report
May 2016	Brown Trout	2,590	8.5 in	report
May 2016	Brown Trout	100	13 in	report
May 2016	Brook Trout	4,220	8.5 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	2,590	8.1 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	50	16 in	report
April 2016	Brown Trout	500	13 in	report
April 2016	Atlantic Salmon	50,357	6 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	100	16 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	100	16 in	report
March 2016	Brown Trout	400	12 in	report
March 2016	Brook Trout	700	8 in	report
June 2015	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
June 2015	Brook Trout	650	8.9 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	300	13.1 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	2,570	8.1 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	100	13.1 in	report
May 2015	Brown Trout	800	13 in	report
May 2015	Brook Trout	4,640	8.3 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	2,570	7.8 in	report
April 2015	Atlantic Salmon	50,143	6.2 in	report
April 2015	Brown Trout	600	12 in	report
April 2015	Brook Trout	600	7 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	220	13.7 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	2,640	9.3 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	80	9.2 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	2,590	8.8 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	80	13.7 in	report
May 2014	Brown Trout	20	9.2 in	report
May 2014	Atlantic Salmon	51,680	5.9 in	report
May 2014	Brook Trout	5,300	8.4 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
April 2014	Atlantic Salmon	45,000	6.7 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	700	13 in	report
April 2014	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
April 2014	Brook Trout	500	7 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	300	13.2 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	2,180	8.6 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	100	13.2 in	report
May 2013	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
May 2013	Brook Trout	2,650	8.1 in	report
April 2013	Brown Trout	2,180	7.9 in	report
April 2013	Atlantic Salmon	45,000	6.6 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	700	13 in	report
March 2013	Brown Trout	600	13 in	report
March 2013	Brook Trout	500	8 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	300	13.8 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	2,660	8.4 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	700	14 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	100	13.8 in	report
May 2012	Brown Trout	800	14 in	report
May 2012	Brook Trout	5,090	8.1 in	report
April 2012	Brown Trout	2,660	8.1 in	report
March 2012	Atlantic Salmon	68,262	7.6 in	report
March 2012	Atlantic Salmon	45,000	5.7 in	report
June 2011	Brown Trout	300	13.9 in	report
June 2011	Brown Trout	100	13.9 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	2,540	9.7 in	report
May 2011	Brown Trout	700	14 in	report
May 2011	Brook Trout	4,960	8.7 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	2,540	8.4 in	report
April 2011	Atlantic Salmon	45,000	5 in	report
April 2011	Brown Trout	800	14 in	report

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Nearest town: Willsboro
Shore access: Yes

This point is the river's lower end near Willsboro, off Route 22 (I-87 Exit 33). Parking is past the paved ends of Mill Street and School Street on either bank; School Street also leads to a car-top launch onto about 2 miles of flat water. Noblewood Park sits at the mouth.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.

About Boquet River

Photo of Boquet River — Anne-Marie Littenberg, CC0

Nearest lakes

North Branch Boquet River 3.3 mi last stocked April 2024 Spruce Mill Brook 6.9 mi last stocked May 2025 Black River 10.4 mi last stocked May 2025 Durgan Brook 11.1 mi last stocked March 2024 Hoisington Brook 12.4 mi last stocked March 2024

Common questions

What fish are at Boquet River?

Fishing Boquet River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 111 of 158 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 11.7 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 8.1 in. Atlantic Salmon was last stocked April 2025, averaging 6.3 in.

When is Boquet River stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Boquet River?

Stocked fish average 10.4 in. Brown Trout average 11.7 in. Brook Trout average 8.1 in. Atlantic Salmon average 6.3 in.

How do you get on Boquet River?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Willsboro. This point is the river's lower end near Willsboro, off Route 22 (I-87 Exit 33). Parking is past the paved ends of Mill Street and School Street on either bank; School Street also leads to a car-top launch onto about 2 miles of flat water. Noblewood Park sits at the mouth.

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