Chateaugay River fishing

Fishing at Chateaugay River has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 12 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

June 1, 2025

Plants on record

178

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

11 in

Elevation

1,300 ft

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How Chateaugay River is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Upper Chateaugay Lake (7.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Upper Chateaugay Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Chateaugay River

Fishing Chateaugay River is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 81 of 178 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 81 plants
Plants
81 of 178
Last stocked
June 1, 2025
Average length
11.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 65 plants
Plants
65 of 178
Last stocked
June 1, 2025
Average length
11.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brook Trout 32 plants
Plants
32 of 178
Last stocked
November 1, 2024
Average length
8.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 11,1402011
  • 10,3702012
  • 10,3902013
  • 10,1062014
  • 9,7502015
  • 9,2402016
  • 8,5402017
  • 6,3802018
  • 6,6102019
  • 5,0402020
  • 10,6852021
  • 6,6402022
  • 7,0662023
  • 7,6802024
  • 7,0902025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 40 13.3 in report
June 1, 2025 Brown Trout 40 13.6 in report
June 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 30 130 in report
June 1, 2025 Brown Trout 30 13 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 40 13.6 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 70 13.6 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 380 9.9 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 40 12.4 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 630 12.4 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 630 8.8 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 70 12.4 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 380 8.7 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 250 13.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,220 8.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 380 9.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 380 8 in report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 40 12 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 40 13.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 630 8 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 70 13.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 630 9.2 in report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 70 12 in report
November 1, 2024 Brook Trout 300 6.5 in report
November 1, 2024 Brook Trout 300 6.5 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 70 12.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 360 9.8 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 230 9.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 70 13.4 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 200 9.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 40 13.4 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 360 10.5 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 40 12.2 in report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 600 10.5 in report
May 1, 2024 Brown Trout 600 9.8 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,120 9.5 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 250 13.2 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 70 13.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 40 11.7 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 360 9.3 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 70 11.7 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 360 9.9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 40 13.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 600 9.3 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 600 9.9 in report
June 1, 2023 Brook Trout 235 9.3 in report
June 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 270 10.8 in report
June 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 161 10.8 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 360 10 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 600 9.9 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 360 9.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 40 13.2 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 70 13.6 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 40 13.6 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 40 12.1 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 70 13.2 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 360 9.9 in report
May 1, 2023 Brown Trout 600 9.3 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 70 12.1 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 600 10 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,120 9.2 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 70 11.6 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 600 9.2 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 40 11.6 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 360 9.2 in report
May 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,070 12 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 220 13.5 in report
May 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,920 9.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 240 13.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,120 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 110 14.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 960 9.5 in report
November 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 665 6.2 in report
November 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 1,990 6.2 in report
November 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,250 6.7 in report
June 1, 2021 Brown Trout 360 9.5 in report
June 1, 2021 Brown Trout 600 9.5 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 70 10.1 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 40 10.1 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 40 10.1 in report
June 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 70 10.1 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 135 12.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 105 12.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 360 10.1 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 60 12.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 60 12.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 600 10.1 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 600 9 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 360 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 240 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,120 8.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 600 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 360 9 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 100 13.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 830 7.8 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 750 9 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 380 9 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 480 8.6 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 250 13.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 240 13.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,100 8.2 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 910 8.2 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 100 13.4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,330 7.8 in report
May 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,000 8.7 in report
May 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 500 8.7 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 240 13.4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 250 13.4 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,100 8.2 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 640 8.2 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,450 8.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 100 13.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,300 8.7 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 870 8.7 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 430 8.7 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 250 13.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 240 13.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,100 8.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,450 8.1 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 640 8.1 in report
May 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,550 9.2 in report
May 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 400 9.2 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 250 13.2 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 150 13.2 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,240 8.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,500 8.1 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,450 8.1 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,000 8.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 400 10 in report
May 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,800 10 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 250 12.7 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 150 12.7 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,290 8.6 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,200 8.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 800 8.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 3,350 8.2 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 400 9.8 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,800 9.8 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 150 12.8 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 250 12.8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,280 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,310 8.2 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 880 8.2 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 3,680 8.2 in report
May 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,420 10.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 320 10.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 188 14.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 113 14.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 37 9 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 38 9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,290 8.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,500 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 4,200 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,000 8.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,800 9.2 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 400 9.1 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 250 13.1 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 150 13.1 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,090 8.1 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,500 8 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 4,200 8 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,000 8 in report
June 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 400 8.6 in report
June 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,800 8.6 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 250 12.7 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 150 12.7 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,330 8.1 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,440 8.2 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 4,040 8.2 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 960 8.2 in report
June 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 1,000 8.5 in report
May 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 400 8.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 1,800 8.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 150 14.1 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 250 14.1 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,270 8.4 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,400 8.7 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 3,930 8.7 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 940 8.7 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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