Chubb River fishing

Chubb River fishing is stocked with Brook Trout and Brown Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 3.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
April 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
46
Since 2011
Species recorded
2
Average size
8.8 in
Elevation
1,660 ft

Fish at Chubb River

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 26 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2024 · avg 8 in · 26 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 9.8 in · 20 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide

How Chubb River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Mirror Lake (2 mi), Lake Placid (2.9 mi), and Connery Pond (3.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Placid is also stocked with Brown Trout and Connery Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish stocked in 2011

2,100

Fish stocked in 2012

2,160

Fish stocked in 2013

2,050

Fish stocked in 2014

2,290

Fish stocked in 2015

2,250

Fish stocked in 2016

2,280

Fish stocked in 2017

2,290

Fish stocked in 2018

2,230

Fish stocked in 2019

2,250

Fish stocked in 2020

1,415

Fish stocked in 2021

1,490

Fish stocked in 2022

860

Fish stocked in 2023

860

Fish stocked in 2024

810

Fish stocked in 2025

590

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 2025Brown Trout5309.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6013.3 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout5009 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6014 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
May 2023Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout6013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout5009 inreport
June 2022Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout6014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout50010 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout5709 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout609 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout6013.5 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout5008.5 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout1259 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout6307.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout6608 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout1,0008 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout4508 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout8008 inreport
October 2018Brook Trout4506 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout7808 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout1,0008 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout1,0008 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout7408 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout5507 inreport
May 2016Brook Trout7008 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout7808.1 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout8008 inreport
June 2015Brook Trout6008 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout8809 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout7708 inreport
June 2014Brook Trout5009 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout7908.3 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout1,0008.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout6508.9 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout1,0008 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout4008 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout8008.5 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout9608.1 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout4006 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout7608.8 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout9408.2 inreport
April 2011Brook Trout4008 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Lake Placid

Joins the West Branch Ausable near the Lake Placid ski jumps, where DEC holds public fishing rights on short stretches. Upstream, shore anglers work both sides of Averyville Road at the Northville-Placid trailhead; a pull-off past it has a 0.1-mile carry to a canoe/kayak put-in.

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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

Mirror Lake 2 mi last stocked May 2025 Lake Placid 2.9 mi last stocked June 2025 Tom Peck Pond 3 mi last stocked April 2025 Connery Pond 3.4 mi last stocked May 2025 Coldspring Pond 4.3 mi last stocked April 2025

Public land at Chubb River

Chubb River is 0.9 miles outside the edge of John Brown Farm State Historic Site.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Chubb River?

Fishing Chubb River usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 26 of 46 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2024, averaging 8 in. Brown Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 9.8 in.

When is Chubb River stocked?

Last stocked April 2025. It is stocked about 3.1 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Chubb River?

Stocked fish average 8.8 in. Brook Trout average 8 in. Brown Trout average 9.8 in.

How do you get on Chubb River?

The nearest town is Lake Placid. Joins the West Branch Ausable near the Lake Placid ski jumps, where DEC holds public fishing rights on short stretches. Upstream, shore anglers work both sides of Averyville Road at the Northville-Placid trailhead; a pull-off past it has a 0.1-mile carry to a canoe/kayak put-in.

Which lakes near Chubb River were stocked more recently?

Mirror Lake (2 mi), Lake Placid (2.9 mi), and Connery Pond (3.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Placid is also stocked with Brown Trout and Connery Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout.

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