Mohawk River fishing

Mohawk River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Tiger Muskie, and Brook Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and 7 more. It is stocked about 13 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Common Carp, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, Black Crappie, and Rock Bass.

Mohawk River
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
May 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
202
Since 2011
Species stocked
3 (+13 also recorded)
Average size
9.7 in
Elevation
18 ft

Fish at Mohawk River

3 stocked · 13 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 144 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 10.1 in · 144 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Tiger Muskie Stocked · 49 plants · last August 2023

Last stocked August 2023 · avg 8.6 in · 49 plants

Tiger Muskie species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 9 plants · last May 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2024 · avg 9.2 in · 9 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Mohawk River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

No plants recorded in 2016.

Fish stocked in 2011

38,070

Fish stocked in 2012

29,000

Fish stocked in 2013

28,190

Fish stocked in 2014

60,590

Fish stocked in 2015

34,560

Fish stocked in 2017

26,570

Fish stocked in 2018

30,840

Fish stocked in 2019

33,490

Fish stocked in 2020

150,173

Fish stocked in 2021

24,210

Fish stocked in 2022

16,060

Fish stocked in 2023

22,160

Fish stocked in 2024

17,532

Fish stocked in 2025

9,900

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brown Trout1,6509.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout2013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout18013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1609.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout20013.9 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout25013.9 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8209.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8609.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8209.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8609.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8609.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8209.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout8609 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout8209 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout9014.1 inreport
March 2025Brown Trout9014.1 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout36013.6 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout2,9108.9 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout36013.2 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout1,29210 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout2,9109.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,8409.7 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout32013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout36013.1 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout2,9109.7 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout2,9109.3 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout36012.8 inreport
August 2023Tiger Muskie1,0008.9 inreport
August 2023Tiger Muskie9008.9 inreport
August 2023Tiger Muskie4,2008.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2,9109 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout2,9109.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout32013.8 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout32013.8 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout30013.6 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,8408.1 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout32013.8 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,9108.8 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout2,9108.9 inreport
March 2023Brown Trout32013.8 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout32013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,9109.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout3008.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,8408 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout64014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout32013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,9109.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout5,8209 inreport
November 2021Brown Trout7,5506.8 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout27013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout2,9108.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout32013.1 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout14013.7 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,2908.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,8408.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,9108.2 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout32012.6 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,9108.4 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout32013.1 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout2,9108.2 inreport
March 2021Brown Trout32012.6 inreport
November 2020Brown Trout6510.8 inreport
November 2020Brook Trout12010.8 inreport
September 2020Brown Trout1,55511.6 inreport
September 2020Brown Trout8,0006.1 inreport
September 2020Brown Trout8,4906 inreport
September 2020Tiger Muskie1,0009.8 inreport
September 2020Tiger Muskie9009.8 inreport
September 2020Tiger Muskie4,2009.8 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout6,4808.2 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout6,4808.2 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout25,0928.2 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout26,6960.3 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout26,6960.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,5709.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout7409.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,4009.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,1309.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout4,7807.3 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout8,7097.6 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,59012.2 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout12,4808.1 inreport
November 2019Brown Trout700–report
November 2019Brook Trout470–report
September 2019Tiger Muskie1,0008.5 inreport
September 2019Tiger Muskie9008.5 inreport
September 2019Tiger Muskie4,2008.5 inreport
August 2019Tiger Muskie1,0007.9 inreport
August 2019Tiger Muskie4,2007.8 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout95013.2 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout3,7208 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout8907.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,5707.9 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,6807.6 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,1007.6 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,20012.4 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout6,9108 inreport
September 2018Tiger Muskie1,0009.5 inreport
September 2018Tiger Muskie9009.5 inreport
September 2018Tiger Muskie4,2009.5 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout3,6508.1 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout5013.2 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout3,0008.2 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout9608 inreport
June 2018Brook Trout6609.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout8709 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,5209 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout35017.1 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,6507.9 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout3,0407.9 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,20013.4 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout6,7908.5 inreport
November 2017Brown Trout48016 inreport
September 2017Tiger Muskie1,0009.5 inreport
September 2017Tiger Muskie9009.5 inreport
September 2017Tiger Muskie4,2009.5 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout8308 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,3908 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,20013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout3,4708 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,8908 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,5708 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,20013.1 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout6,4408 inreport
September 2015Tiger Muskie1,0009.3 inreport
September 2015Tiger Muskie9009.3 inreport
September 2015Tiger Muskie4,2009.3 inreport
August 2015Tiger Muskie2,0007.1 inreport
August 2015Tiger Muskie2,0007.1 inreport
August 2015Tiger Muskie5,0007 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout2,4807.8 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout8607.8 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout3,5907.8 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,20013.2 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,0007.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,6307.8 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout3,3007.9 inreport
March 2015Brown Trout3,4007.8 inreport
September 2014Tiger Muskie1,0008.2 inreport
September 2014Tiger Muskie9008.2 inreport
September 2014Tiger Muskie4,2008.2 inreport
June 2014Tiger Muskie11,6002.8 inreport
June 2014Tiger Muskie11,6003.5 inreport
June 2014Tiger Muskie11,6003.5 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout8608.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,5008.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,20013.4 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3,6208.3 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout3,0208.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,6408.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout6,8507.9 inreport
September 2013Tiger Muskie1,00010.1 inreport
September 2013Tiger Muskie90010.1 inreport
September 2013Tiger Muskie4,20010.1 inreport
August 2013Tiger Muskie5008.5 inreport
August 2013Tiger Muskie2,0008.5 inreport
August 2013Tiger Muskie5008.5 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout7308.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,1108.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout20014.6 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout3,0508.9 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout2,2007.7 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout2,5508.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,3808.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,20012.8 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout5,6708.1 inreport
September 2012Brown Trout1,0009.9 inreport
September 2012Tiger Muskie1,00010.4 inreport
September 2012Tiger Muskie90010.4 inreport
September 2012Tiger Muskie4,20010.4 inreport
August 2012Tiger Muskie5007.75 inreport
August 2012Tiger Muskie2,0007.75 inreport
August 2012Tiger Muskie5007.75 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,5708.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout3,7309.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,6908.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3,1008.2 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout8908.1 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout6,9208.9 inreport
November 2011Brown Trout13018.4 inreport
September 2011Tiger Muskie3,2009.6 inreport
September 2011Tiger Muskie60010.4 inreport
September 2011Tiger Muskie50010.4 inreport
September 2011Tiger Muskie2,50010.4 inreport
September 2011Tiger Muskie5,7009.6 inreport
August 2011Tiger Muskie1,0007.8 inreport
August 2011Tiger Muskie4,0007.8 inreport
August 2011Tiger Muskie1,0007.8 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout2,4608.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout8508.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,40013.6 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout3,5609.5 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,9608.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,6108.3 inreport
March 2011Brown Trout6,6008.1 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Cohoes

New York's largest Hudson River tributary, running about 149 miles east to Cohoes, where Cohoes Falls drops 90 feet above the Hudson. Near the mouth, Waterford's Battery Park and Lock 6 State Canal Park have paved launches, and Peebles Island State Park at the confluence is open for fishing.

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

About Mohawk River

Photo of Mohawk River
Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Poesten Kill 2.8 mi last stocked April 2025 Wynants Kill 3.9 mi last stocked March 2020 Snyders Lake 7.3 mi last stocked June 2025 Lisha Kill 7.8 mi last stocked March 2025 Mill Creek 9.5 mi last stocked March 2020

Public land at Mohawk River

Mohawk River is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Peebles Island State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Mohawk River?

Fishing Mohawk River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 144 of 202 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Muskie and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 10.1 in. Tiger Muskie was last stocked August 2023, averaging 8.6 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2024, averaging 9.2 in. Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike, plus 9 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Mohawk River stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 13 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. No plants recorded in 2016.

How big are the fish stocked at Mohawk River?

Stocked fish average 9.7 in. Brown Trout average 10.1 in. Tiger Muskie average 8.6 in. Brook Trout average 9.2 in.

How do you get on Mohawk River?

The nearest town is Cohoes. New York's largest Hudson River tributary, running about 149 miles east to Cohoes, where Cohoes Falls drops 90 feet above the Hudson. Near the mouth, Waterford's Battery Park and Lock 6 State Canal Park have paved launches, and Peebles Island State Park at the confluence is open for fishing.

Which lakes near Mohawk River were stocked more recently?

Snyders Lake (7.3 mi) was stocked more recently.

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