East Branch Ausable River fishing

Fishing at East Branch Ausable River is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout. 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.

Last stocked

May 1, 2025

Plants on record

155

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

11 in

Elevation

541 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Sources: water_type

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How East Branch Ausable 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.

Fern Lake (4 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at East Branch Ausable River

Fishing East Branch Ausable River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 73 of 155 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.

Rainbow Trout 73 plants
Plants
73 of 155
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
13.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 65 plants
Plants
65 of 155
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
9.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 17 plants
Plants
17 of 155
Last stocked
May 1, 2025
Average length
8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 20,3852011
  • 23,3602012
  • 19,3902013
  • 18,9682014
  • 19,6502015
  • 18,9752016
  • 19,6452017
  • 19,3902018
  • 18,5102019
  • 41,5302020
  • 18,0902021
  • 17,3402022
  • 17,7402023
  • 17,6202024
  • 17,6002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 155 plants Showing 155 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 160 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Brook Trout 1,390 9 in report
May 1, 2025 Brown Trout 200 11 in report
May 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 200 11 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 7,150 13.5 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 820 9.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 6,300 9.25 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 740 13.5 in report
May 1, 2024 Brook Trout 1,950 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 500 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 7,010 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 820 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 300 14 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 6,300 9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 740 14 in report
May 1, 2023 Brook Trout 1,950 9 in report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 780 13.5 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 7,010 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 6,300 9 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 400 14 in report
June 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 600 13 in report
June 1, 2022 Brook Trout 1,950 0.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 780 13.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 7,010 9.5 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 700 13 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 6,300 10 in report
September 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 800 15 in report
May 1, 2021 Brook Trout 150 9 in report
May 1, 2021 Brook Trout 1,350 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 780 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 7,010 8.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 700 13.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 6,300 8.5 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 400 13 in report
October 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 3,550 6 in report
June 1, 2020 Brown Trout 10,420 3.7 in report
June 1, 2020 Brown Trout 10,430 3.7 in report
May 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,400 9 in report
April 1, 2020 Brook Trout 1,510 7.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,570 8.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 2,250 8.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8.5 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,130 8 in report
March 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 2,570 8 in report
May 1, 2019 Brook Trout 2,400 8 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 2,570 8 in report
May 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 400 16 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 3,100 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 400 17 in report
April 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 3,540 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 3,100 8 in report
June 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 300 17 in report
June 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 300 17 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 2,400 8 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 2,520 8 in report
May 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 3,040 8 in report
April 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
April 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,610 8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 3,480 8 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 3,040 8 in report
October 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 100 20 in report
October 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 100 20 in report
September 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 500 8 in report
May 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,400 8 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,390 8 in report
May 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 175 15 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,890 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 350 16 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 700 13 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 50 15 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 3,300 8.2 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 200 16 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,890 8 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 2,500 8.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 3,020 8.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 350 18 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 200 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 50 16 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,910 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8.3 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 3,450 8.1 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 375 18 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 100 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 3,020 8.1 in report
March 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 500 12 in report
March 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 500 12 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 150 18 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 50 18 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 400 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Brook Trout 350 8.9 in report
June 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 300 13 in report
June 1, 2015 Brown Trout 3,000 7.9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,100 9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 2,480 7.9 in report
May 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 300 18 in report
April 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 500 13 in report
April 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8.4 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 3,420 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 500 13 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 3,000 8 in report
July 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 110 18 in report
May 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 200 17 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,400 8.6 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 2,500 8.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 200 18 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 3,018 8.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 3,020 8.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,370 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 3,450 8.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 150 18 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,400 8 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,530 8 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 3,600 8 in report
April 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 900 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 4,360 8.2 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 3,600 8.2 in report
March 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 50 18 in report
March 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 800 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,350 8.4 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,860 8.4 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 4,390 8.4 in report
April 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 125 18 in report
April 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8.3 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 5,320 7.9 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 4,390 8.1 in report
March 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 25 18 in report
March 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 900 14 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,000 5 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 1,000 5 in report
June 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 60 19 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,310 8.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 3,000 7.9 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,780 8.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 4,190 8.5 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 5,080 8.3 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 4,190 8.3 in report
March 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 75 19 in report
March 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 700 14 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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