Peconic River fishing

Fishing at Peconic River is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Striped Bass, and 3 more. It is stocked 2 times in 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Bluegill, and Yellow Perch, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Striped Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie.

Last stocked

April 1, 2011

Plants on record

Since 2011

Species recorded

Average size

10.9 in

Elevation

-1 ft

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Nearest town: Riverhead

Suffolk County operates a canoe/kayak launch on Route 25 in Riverhead with direct river access. The Peconic Estuary Partnership documents the river as part of a 9.5-mile paddling trail (Peconic River Blueway) with multiple launch sites.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town , photos , speciesFound

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How Peconic River is stocked

Laurel Lake (5 mi), Deep Pond (11.3 mi), Lower Lake (17.1 mi), Upper Lake (17.6 mi), and Carmans River (18.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Laurel Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Deep Pond is also stocked with Brown Trout, Lower Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Upper Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Carmans River is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Peconic River

Fishing Peconic River is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 2 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 2 plants

Plants: 2 of 2
Last stocked: April 1, 2011
Average length: 10.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
April 1, 2011	Brown Trout	250	8.4 in	report
March 1, 2011	Brown Trout	100	13.3 in	report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

Largemouth Bass (source)
Chain Pickerel (source)
Bluegill (source)
Crappie (source)
Yellow Perch (source)
Striped Bass : Estuarine reach of the river, near Riverhead (source)
Weakfish : Estuarine reach of the river, near Riverhead (source)
Bluefish : Estuarine reach of the river, near Riverhead (source)

Species stocked here

Brown Trout (2)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.