East Branch Ausable River fishing

East Branch Ausable River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

East Branch Ausable River
Photo: Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress, Public domain
Last stocked
May 2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
155
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
11 in
Elevation
541 ft

Fish at East Branch Ausable River

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 73 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 13.2 in · 73 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

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

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 9.3 in · 65 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 8 in · 17 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How East Branch Ausable River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fern Lake (4 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish stocked in 2011

20,385

Fish stocked in 2012

23,360

Fish stocked in 2013

19,390

Fish stocked in 2014

18,968

Fish stocked in 2015

19,650

Fish stocked in 2016

18,975

Fish stocked in 2017

19,645

Fish stocked in 2018

19,390

Fish stocked in 2019

18,510

Fish stocked in 2020

41,530

Fish stocked in 2021

18,090

Fish stocked in 2022

17,340

Fish stocked in 2023

17,740

Fish stocked in 2024

17,620

Fish stocked in 2025

17,600

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Rainbow Trout16011 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout16011 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout16011 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout16011 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout16011 inreport
May 2025Brook Trout1,3909 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout20011 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout20011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout7,15013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8209.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6,3009.25 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout74013.5 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout1,9509 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout7,0109 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout82014 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout30014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6,3009 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout74014 inreport
May 2023Brook Trout1,9509 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout78013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout7,0109 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout6,3009 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
June 2022Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
June 2022Brook Trout1,9500.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout78013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout7,0109.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout70013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout6,30010 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout80015 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout1509 inreport
May 2021Brook Trout1,3509 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout78013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout7,0108.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout70013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout6,3008.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout3,5506 inreport
June 2020Brown Trout10,4203.7 inreport
June 2020Brown Trout10,4303.7 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout1,4009 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout1,5107.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,5708.5 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout90013 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout2,2508.5 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout3,0008.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,1308 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,5708 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout2,4008 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout2,5708 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout40016 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout3,1008 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout40017 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout3,0008 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,5408 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,1008 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout30017 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout30017 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout2,4008 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,5208 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout3,0408 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout90013 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout2,6108 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3,4808 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3,0408 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout10020 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout10020 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout5008 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout2,4008 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,3908 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout17515 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,8908 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout35016 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5015 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout3,0008 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout3,3008.2 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout20016 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,8908 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout2,5008.1 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout3,0208.2 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout35018 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5016 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,9108 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout3,0008.3 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout3,4508.1 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout37518 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout10013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout3,0208.1 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout50012 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout50012 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout15018 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout5018 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout40013 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout10013 inreport
June 2015Brook Trout3508.9 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout30013 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout3,0007.9 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout2,1009 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout2,4807.9 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout30018 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout3,0008.4 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,4208 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,0008 inreport
July 2014Rainbow Trout11018 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout20017 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout2,4008.6 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,5008.1 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout20018 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3,0188.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3,0208.1 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout90013 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout2,3708.4 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3,4508.1 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout15018 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout1,4008 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,5308 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout3,6008 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout90013 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout3,0008 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout4,3608.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout3,6008.2 inreport
March 2013Rainbow Trout5018 inreport
March 2013Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout1,3508.4 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,8608.4 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout4,3908.4 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout12518 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout3,0008.3 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout5,3207.9 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout4,3908.1 inreport
March 2012Rainbow Trout2518 inreport
March 2012Rainbow Trout90014 inreport
January 2012Rainbow Trout1,0005 inreport
January 2012Rainbow Trout1,0005 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout6019 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout1,3108.2 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout3,0007.9 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,7808.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout4,1908.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout5,0808.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout4,1908.3 inreport
March 2011Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
March 2011Rainbow Trout70014 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Au Sable Forks
Shore access
Yes

Rises at the Ausable Lakes and meets the West Branch at Au Sable Forks. DEC public fishing rights run in three sections, Keene to Upper Jay, Upper Jay to Jay, and Jay to Au Sable Forks, with PFR parking on NY 9N and Sheldrake Road in the Town of Jay.

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

About East Branch Ausable River

Photo of East Branch Ausable River
Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Black Brook Pond 3.7 mi last stocked May 2024 Fern Lake 4 mi last stocked June 2025 Gay Brook 5.8 mi last stocked March 2024 Durgan Brook 5.8 mi last stocked March 2024 Otis Brook 5.8 mi last stocked April 2024

Common questions

What fish are at East Branch Ausable River?

Fishing East Branch Ausable River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 73 of 155 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 13.2 in. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 9.3 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 8 in.

When is East Branch Ausable River stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at East Branch Ausable River?

Stocked fish average 11 in. Rainbow Trout average 13.2 in. Brown Trout average 9.3 in. Brook Trout average 8 in.

How do you get on East Branch Ausable River?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Au Sable Forks. Rises at the Ausable Lakes and meets the West Branch at Au Sable Forks. DEC public fishing rights run in three sections, Keene to Upper Jay, Upper Jay to Jay, and Jay to Au Sable Forks, with PFR parking on NY 9N and Sheldrake Road in the Town of Jay.

Which lakes near East Branch Ausable River were stocked more recently?

Fern Lake (4 mi) was stocked more recently.

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