North Branch Boquet River fishing

Fishing at North Branch Boquet River is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Atlantic Salmon. 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 1, 2024

Plants on record

82

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

9.3 in

Elevation

187 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Willsboro
Shore access
Yes

Fishing access is described as good, especially east of the hamlet of Reber on County Highway 14A, and on Moss Road in the Town of Lewis. The branch runs through Willsboro and Lewis on its way to the main Boquet River.

Sources: access , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How North Branch Boquet River is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2024 it was March 1, 2024, earlier than usual.

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 at North Branch Boquet River

Fishing North Branch Boquet River is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 52 of 82 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 52 plants
Plants
52 of 82
Last stocked
June 1, 2022
Average length
10.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 29 plants
Plants
29 of 82
Last stocked
April 1, 2024
Average length
7.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Atlantic Salmon 1 plant
Plants
1 of 82
Last stocked
April 1, 2023
Average length
6.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Atlantic Salmon guide.

Fishing North Branch Boquet River

The 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.

Sources: lakechamplainregion.com

Fish stocked per year

  • 5,6002011
  • 5,6602012
  • 5,0302013
  • 5,5502014
  • 5,7402015
  • 5,9102016
  • 6,4202017
  • 5,3402018
  • 6,1502019
  • 5,6702020
  • 4,7502021
  • 1,3002022
  • 54,2052023
  • 5002024

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2024 Brook Trout 250 7 in report
March 1, 2024 Brook Trout 250 7 in report
April 1, 2023 Brook Trout 300 7 in report
April 1, 2023 Atlantic Salmon 53,605 6.9 in report
March 1, 2023 Brook Trout 300 7 in report
June 1, 2022 Brown Trout 400 12 in report
June 1, 2022 Brook Trout 300 8 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 300 12 in report
April 1, 2022 Brook Trout 300 7 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 310 12.8 in report
May 1, 2021 Brook Trout 300 8 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
May 1, 2021 Brown Trout 180 12.8 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,900 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 300 13 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,060 9 in report
March 1, 2021 Brook Trout 300 8 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,470 8.4 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,400 8.4 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 400 13 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,000 6 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 125 8 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 300 13 in report
March 1, 2020 Brown Trout 850 6 in report
March 1, 2020 Brook Trout 125 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,000 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,770 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 350 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,680 8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 850 6 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 500 8 in report
October 1, 2018 Brook Trout 350 6 in report
September 1, 2018 Brook Trout 500 6 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,740 8.7 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,650 8.7 in report
September 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,000 7 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,650 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 600 12 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 450 7 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 50 15 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,570 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 600 7 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,720 8.1 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 700 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,640 8.1 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 50 16 in report
March 1, 2016 Brown Trout 500 12 in report
March 1, 2016 Brook Trout 700 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,710 7.8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 600 7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 600 12 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,630 7.8 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 600 7 in report
June 1, 2014 Brook Trout 500 9 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,720 8.9 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,630 8.9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 500 7 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,450 7.9 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 500 8 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 600 13 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,380 7.9 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 500 8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,770 8.1 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,690 8.1 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 500 6 in report
March 1, 2012 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
March 1, 2012 Brook Trout 500 6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 500 8 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 600 14 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,690 8.4 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 600 6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,610 8.4 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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