Brown Trout Stocked · 52 plants · last June 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk North Branch Boquet River fishing
North Branch Boquet River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Atlantic Salmon on a river section. It is stocked about 5.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- April 2024
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 82
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 3
- Average size
- 9.3 in
- Elevation
- 187 ft
Fish at North Branch Boquet River
Brown Trout Stocked · 52 plants · last June 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last April 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Atlantic Salmon Stocked · 1 plant · last April 2023 Last stocked April 2023 · avg 6.9 in · 1 plant
Atlantic Salmon species guideThe North Branch Boquet River, a major tributary flowing through Willsboro and Lewis, offers a good fishery. The state regularly stocks yearling brookies and brown trout up to 14 inches here. Wild brook trout are also found in some stretches. Access is good, particularly near the hamlet of Reber, and also from County Highway 14A and Moss Road in the Town of Lewis. (lakechamplainregion.com, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How North Branch Boquet River is stocked
Boquet River (3.3 mi), Spruce Mill Brook (3.6 mi), and Black River (7.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Boquet River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and Brook Trout, Spruce Mill Brook is also stocked with Brook Trout and Brown Trout, and Black River is also stocked with Brook Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
5,600
Fish stocked in 2012
5,660
Fish stocked in 2013
5,030
Fish stocked in 2014
5,550
Fish stocked in 2015
5,740
Fish stocked in 2016
5,910
Fish stocked in 2017
6,420
Fish stocked in 2018
5,340
Fish stocked in 2019
6,150
Fish stocked in 2020
5,670
Fish stocked in 2021
4,750
Fish stocked in 2022
1,300
Fish stocked in 2023
54,205
Fish stocked in 2024
500
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Brook Trout | 250 | 7 in | report |
| March 2024 | Brook Trout | 250 | 7 in | report |
| April 2023 | Brook Trout | 300 | 7 in | report |
| April 2023 | Atlantic Salmon | 53,605 | 6.9 in | report |
| March 2023 | Brook Trout | 300 | 7 in | report |
| June 2022 | Brown Trout | 400 | 12 in | report |
| June 2022 | Brook Trout | 300 | 8 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brown Trout | 300 | 12 in | report |
| April 2022 | Brook Trout | 300 | 7 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 310 | 12.8 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brook Trout | 300 | 8 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 400 | 13 in | report |
| May 2021 | Brown Trout | 180 | 12.8 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 1,900 | 9 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 300 | 13 in | report |
| April 2021 | Brown Trout | 1,060 | 9 in | report |
| March 2021 | Brook Trout | 300 | 8 in | report |
| April 2020 | Brown Trout | 1,470 | 8.4 in | report |
| April 2020 | Brown Trout | 1,400 | 8.4 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 400 | 13 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 1,000 | 6 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brook Trout | 125 | 8 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 300 | 13 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 850 | 6 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brook Trout | 125 | 8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 1,000 | 8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 1,770 | 8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brook Trout | 350 | 8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 1,680 | 8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 850 | 6 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brook Trout | 500 | 8 in | report |
| October 2018 | Brook Trout | 350 | 6 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 500 | 6 in | report |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | 600 | 12 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 1,740 | 8.7 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 500 | 12 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 1,650 | 8.7 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brown Trout | 1,000 | 7 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 1,650 | 8 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brook Trout | 600 | 12 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brook Trout | 450 | 7 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 50 | 15 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 500 | 12 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 1,570 | 8 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brook Trout | 600 | 7 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 1,720 | 8.1 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brook Trout | 700 | 8 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 1,640 | 8.1 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brown Trout | 50 | 16 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brown Trout | 500 | 12 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brook Trout | 700 | 8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 600 | 12 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 1,710 | 7.8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brook Trout | 600 | 7 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 600 | 12 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 1,630 | 7.8 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brook Trout | 600 | 7 in | report |
| June 2014 | Brook Trout | 500 | 9 in | report |
| May 2014 | Brown Trout | 1,720 | 8.9 in | report |
| May 2014 | Brown Trout | 1,630 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brook Trout | 500 | 7 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 1,450 | 7.9 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brook Trout | 500 | 8 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 1,380 | 7.9 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brook Trout | 500 | 8 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brown Trout | 1,770 | 8.1 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brown Trout | 1,690 | 8.1 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 600 | 14 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brook Trout | 500 | 6 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 600 | 14 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brook Trout | 500 | 6 in | report |
| May 2011 | Brown Trout | 600 | 14 in | report |
| May 2011 | Brook Trout | 500 | 8 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 600 | 14 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 1,690 | 8.4 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brook Trout | 600 | 6 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 1,610 | 8.4 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Willsboro
- Shore access
- Yes
DEC public fishing rights parking: West Road in Willsboro and two lots on Moss Road in Lewis. Access is also described as good east of the hamlet of Reber on County Highway 14A. The branch runs through Willsboro and Lewis to the main Boquet River.
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Common questions
What fish are at North Branch Boquet River?
Fishing North Branch Boquet River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 52 of 82 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked June 2022, averaging 10.4 in. Brook Trout was last stocked April 2024, averaging 7.5 in. Atlantic Salmon was last stocked April 2023, averaging 6.9 in.
When is North Branch Boquet River stocked?
Last stocked April 2024. It is stocked about 5.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.
How big are the fish stocked at North Branch Boquet River?
Stocked fish average 9.3 in. Brown Trout average 10.4 in. Brook Trout average 7.5 in. Atlantic Salmon average 6.9 in.
How do you get on North Branch Boquet River?
Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Willsboro. DEC public fishing rights parking: West Road in Willsboro and two lots on Moss Road in Lewis. Access is also described as good east of the hamlet of Reber on County Highway 14A. The branch runs through Willsboro and Lewis to the main Boquet River.
Which lakes near North Branch Boquet River were stocked more recently?
Boquet River (3.3 mi), Spruce Mill Brook (3.6 mi), and Black River (7.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Boquet River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and Brook Trout, Spruce Mill Brook is also stocked with Brook Trout and Brown Trout, and Black River is also stocked with Brook Trout.