Boreas River fishing

Boreas River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Smallmouth Bass.

Boreas River
Photo: Andy Arthur, CC BY 2.0
Last stocked
April 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
137
Since 2011
Species stocked
3 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
12.1 in
Elevation
1,152 ft

Fish at Boreas River

3 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 75 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 11 in · 75 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 49 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 15 in · 49 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last March 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 2024 · avg 7.2 in · 13 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Boreas River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Clear Pond (3.7 mi) was stocked more recently. Clear Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

4,370

Fish stocked in 2012

4,370

Fish stocked in 2013

4,220

Fish stocked in 2014

4,635

Fish stocked in 2015

4,290

Fish stocked in 2016

3,270

Fish stocked in 2017

6,120

Fish stocked in 2018

5,195

Fish stocked in 2019

3,430

Fish stocked in 2020

5,465

Fish stocked in 2021

4,510

Fish stocked in 2022

2,950

Fish stocked in 2023

3,786

Fish stocked in 2024

3,320

Fish stocked in 2025

1,970

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 2025Brown Trout30011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8013.4 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6909.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout30011 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout30011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout30011 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout44010 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout5010 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6609.5 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout30012 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout8013.8 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6609.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout30011 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout8013.8 inreport
March 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
March 2024Rainbow Trout30012 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout20011 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout40014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout4409.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout8614 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7013.7 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6609.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7013.7 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6609.2 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout30014 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
April 2023Brook Trout3007 inreport
June 2022Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout30012 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout3008 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout19013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout4409.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,3208.5 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout25015 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout50015 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout4408.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout40013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,3108.8 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout30013 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout30014 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout1258 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout80012 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout40013 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,4007.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout6006 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,0006 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout4408 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout5308 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout30017 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,0006 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout6008 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout40016 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout6008 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout6006 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout20017 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout5208.5 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,6508.1 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout17517 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout35013 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout50012 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout40012 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout10020 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout25014 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout25014 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout20020 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout5008 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,5708 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout5008 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout17516 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout15013 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5015 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout50012 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout7007 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout22516 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5015 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout30012 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout5208.1 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout17518 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5016 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout8008 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout20018 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout15013 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout50013 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout2516 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout60012 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout5016 inreport
March 2016Brown Trout20012 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout12518 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout12518 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout30012 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout5107.9 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,6307.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout60012 inreport
June 2014Rainbow Trout12519 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout15018 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout5208.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,6408.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout60013 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout5007 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout10018 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout10018 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout4408 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout40013 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,3807.9 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout60013 inreport
March 2013Brook Trout5008 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout10014 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout5018 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout30014 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout5308.4 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,6908.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout60014 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout5006 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout30018 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout30014 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,6108.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout5108.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout60014 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout5006 inreport
April 2011Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout60014 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Shore access
Yes

This point is the mouth on the Hudson, just below the North Woods Club Road bridge. Upstream, Route 28N crosses the river about 6 mi from Boreas Road, with parking at the bridge, bank access on both sides, and the Boreas River trail heading downstream to Hewitt Eddy. Shore and wade fishing only.

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

About Boreas River

Photo of Boreas River
Andy Arthur, CC BY 2.0

Nearest lakes

Twentyninth Pond 3 mi last stocked April 2025 Rankin Pond 3.2 mi last stocked April 2025 Clear Pond 3.7 mi last stocked May 2025 Big Sherman Pond 3.8 mi last stocked April 2025 Huntley Pond 4.2 mi last stocked October 2022

Common questions

What fish are at Boreas River?

Fishing Boreas River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 75 of 137 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 11 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 15 in. Brook Trout was last stocked March 2024, averaging 7.2 in. Smallmouth Bass is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Boreas River stocked?

Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 9.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Boreas River?

Stocked fish average 12.1 in. Brown Trout average 11 in. Rainbow Trout average 15 in. Brook Trout average 7.2 in.

How do you get on Boreas River?

Shore fishing is available. This point is the mouth on the Hudson, just below the North Woods Club Road bridge. Upstream, Route 28N crosses the river about 6 mi from Boreas Road, with parking at the bridge, bank access on both sides, and the Boreas River trail heading downstream to Hewitt Eddy. Shore and wade fishing only.

Which lakes near Boreas River were stocked more recently?

Clear Pond (3.7 mi) was stocked more recently. Clear Pond is also stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout.

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