Chateaugay River fishing

Chateaugay River fishing is stocked with Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a river section. 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.

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Last stocked
June 2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
178
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
11 in
Elevation
1,300 ft

Fish at Chateaugay River

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 81 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 11.3 in · 81 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 65 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 11.9 in · 65 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last November 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked November 2024 · avg 8.1 in · 32 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Chateaugay River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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

Fish stocked in 2011

11,140

Fish stocked in 2012

10,370

Fish stocked in 2013

10,390

Fish stocked in 2014

10,106

Fish stocked in 2015

9,750

Fish stocked in 2016

9,240

Fish stocked in 2017

8,540

Fish stocked in 2018

6,380

Fish stocked in 2019

6,610

Fish stocked in 2020

5,040

Fish stocked in 2021

10,685

Fish stocked in 2022

6,640

Fish stocked in 2023

7,066

Fish stocked in 2024

7,680

Fish stocked in 2025

7,090

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 2025Rainbow Trout4013.3 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout4013.6 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout30130 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout3013 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout4013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout7013.6 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout3809.9 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout4012.4 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout63012.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout6308.8 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout7012.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout3808.7 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout25013.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,2208.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout3809.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout3808 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout4012 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4013.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6308 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout7013.1 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout6309.2 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout7012 inreport
November 2024Brook Trout3006.5 inreport
November 2024Brook Trout3006.5 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout7012.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout3609.8 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout2309.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout7013.4 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout2009.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout4013.4 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout36010.5 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout4012.2 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout60010.5 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout6009.8 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,1209.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout25013.2 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout7013.1 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout4011.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout3609.3 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout7011.7 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout3609.9 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout4013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6009.3 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout6009.9 inreport
June 2023Brook Trout2359.3 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout27010.8 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout16110.8 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout36010 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6009.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout3609.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout4013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7013.6 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout4013.6 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout4012.1 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout3609.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6009.3 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout7012.1 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout60010 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,1209.2 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout7011.6 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout6009.2 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout4011.6 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout3609.2 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout1,07012 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout22013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,9209.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,1209 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout11014.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout9609.5 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout6656.2 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout1,9906.2 inreport
November 2021Brown Trout1,2506.7 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout3609.5 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout6009.5 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout7010.1 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout4010.1 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout4010.1 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout7010.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout13512.8 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout10512.8 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout36010.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6012.8 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6012.8 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout60010.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6009 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout3609 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout24013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,1208.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout3609 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout8307.8 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout7509 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout3809 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout4808.6 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout25013.4 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout24013.4 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,1008.2 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout9108.2 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,3307.8 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout1,0008.7 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout5008.7 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout24013.4 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout25013.4 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,1008.2 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout6408.2 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout1,4508.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout10013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,3008.7 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout8708.7 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout4308.7 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout25013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout24013.2 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,1008.1 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout1,4508.1 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout6408.1 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout1,5509.2 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout4009.2 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout25013.2 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout15013.2 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,2408.5 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout1,5008.1 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout2,4508.1 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout1,0008.1 inreport
May 2016Rainbow Trout40010 inreport
May 2016Rainbow Trout1,80010 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout25012.7 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout15012.7 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,2908.6 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,2008.2 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout8008.2 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout3,3508.2 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout4009.8 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout1,8009.8 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout15012.8 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout25012.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,2808 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout1,3108.2 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout8808.2 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout3,6808.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout1,42010.3 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout32010.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout18814.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout11314.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout379 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout389 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,2908.1 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,5008.4 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout4,2008.4 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout1,0008.4 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout1,8009.2 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout4009.1 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout25013.1 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout15013.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,0908.1 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1,5008 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout4,2008 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout1,0008 inreport
June 2012Rainbow Trout4008.6 inreport
June 2012Rainbow Trout1,8008.6 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout25012.7 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout15012.7 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,3308.1 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout1,4408.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout4,0408.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout9608.2 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout1,0008.5 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout4008.2 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout1,8008.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout15014.1 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout25014.1 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,2708.4 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout1,4008.7 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout3,9308.7 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout9408.7 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Brainardsville
Shore access
Yes

DEC Public Fishing Rights easements line the river in many short segments from just below Lower Chateaugay Lake near Brainardsville north past the Village of Chateaugay. Each easement is a strip along the bank for anglers; look for DEC's PFR signs.

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

Nearest lakes

Upper Chateaugay Lake 7.8 mi last stocked October 2025 Drain Pond 8.7 mi last stocked April 2025 Hatch Brook 11.8 mi last stocked March 2020 Chazy Lake 12.7 mi last stocked June 2025 Crystal Creek 14.1 mi last stocked March 2020

Common questions

What fish are at Chateaugay River?

Fishing Chateaugay River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 81 of 178 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 11.3 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 11.9 in. Brook Trout was last stocked November 2024, averaging 8.1 in.

When is Chateaugay River stocked?

Last stocked June 2025. It is stocked about 12 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Chateaugay River?

Stocked fish average 11 in. Brown Trout average 11.3 in. Rainbow Trout average 11.9 in. Brook Trout average 8.1 in.

How do you get on Chateaugay River?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Brainardsville. DEC Public Fishing Rights easements line the river in many short segments from just below Lower Chateaugay Lake near Brainardsville north past the Village of Chateaugay. Each easement is a strip along the bank for anglers; look for DEC's PFR signs.

Which lakes near Chateaugay River were stocked more recently?

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

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