Saranac River fishing

Saranac River fishing is stocked with Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Yellow Perch, Crappie, Northern Pike, and 1 more. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Yellow Perch, and Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, and Largemouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie and Walleye.

Saranac River
Photo: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
June 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
310
Since 2011
Species stocked
3 (+7 also recorded)
Average size
10.3 in
Elevation
93 ft

Fish at Saranac River

3 stocked · 7 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 178 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 11.1 in · 178 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 102 plants · last June 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 2025 · avg 10.9 in · 102 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Saranac River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

154,663

Fish stocked in 2012

106,310

Fish stocked in 2013

199,905

Fish stocked in 2014

20,730

Fish stocked in 2015

221,470

Fish stocked in 2016

142,956

Fish stocked in 2017

144,560

Fish stocked in 2018

99,820

Fish stocked in 2019

187,705

Fish stocked in 2020

78,355

Fish stocked in 2021

20,770

Fish stocked in 2022

96,760

Fish stocked in 2023

149,880

Fish stocked in 2024

148,622

Fish stocked in 2025

163,520

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 2025Brown Trout15018 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout35011 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout35011 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout35011 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout15018 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout35011 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout9013 inreport
June 2025Brown Trout9013 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout4013.3 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout7809.8 inreport
June 2025Rainbow Trout9013.3 inreport
May 2025Atlantic Salmon27,2406.29 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout7808.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout408.6 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout9012 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout78010.2 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout4010.2 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,1609.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout18013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout19013.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,6808.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout22013.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,0908.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,0308.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout12013.1 inreport
April 2025Atlantic Salmon27,3506.4 inreport
April 2025Atlantic Salmon96,0001 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout408.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout7808.1 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout6709 inreport
March 2025Rainbow Trout7011 inreport
June 2024Rainbow Trout409.8 inreport
June 2024Rainbow Trout17012.1 inreport
June 2024Rainbow Trout1,5009.8 inreport
May 2024Atlantic Salmon77,0001 inreport
May 2024Atlantic Salmon28,7936.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,5009.3 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout409.4 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout409.3 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout17012 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout17013.4 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout1,5009.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,5509 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout40011 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout18014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout23013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,9609.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout12013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,0409.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout22013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,9409.5 inreport
April 2024Atlantic Salmon27,0990.4 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout64010.5 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout7012 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout409.4 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,5009.4 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout4013 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout17013.1 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout409.7 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout9012.3 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout1,2459.7 inreport
June 2023Rainbow Trout42512.3 inreport
May 2023Atlantic Salmon26,9870.5 inreport
May 2023Atlantic Salmon78,0001 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout17013.6 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,5009.7 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout1,5009.7 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout17011.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout409.7 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout409.7 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,5509 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout40014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout17013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,9609 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout22013.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0409 inreport
April 2023Atlantic Salmon29,0430.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout12013.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,9409 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout21013.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout17013.2 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout409 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,5009 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout6400.7 inreport
March 2023Rainbow Trout701 inreport
June 2022Rainbow Trout1,71012 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout12013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,0409.5 inreport
May 2022Atlantic Salmon82,0001 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout21011.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout1,5009.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout17013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,5409.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout17013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,55010 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout22013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,9609 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout21013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,9409.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout7014.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout6409.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout17013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout1,5409 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout4,9806.2 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout1709.5 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout1709.5 inreport
June 2021Rainbow Trout1,5009.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout25013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout17013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout23013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout14013.1 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,0409.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,9409.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,5009.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout409.4 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout409 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout17013.1 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout1,5009 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout17013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,5508.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout40013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,9609 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout7013.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6409 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,5009 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout409 inreport
June 2020Brown Trout15,9703.7 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout40014 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,5408.5 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,5408.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout10013 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout26013.1 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,9908.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,5108.9 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout25013 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,4059 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout2,8508.7 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout81013.1 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,8308.9 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout60014 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,0006 inreport
March 2020Atlantic Salmon45,0007 inreport
March 2020Rainbow Trout3008.5 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout30016 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,0008 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout26013 inreport
May 2019Atlantic Salmon72,5652.2 inreport
May 2019Atlantic Salmon84,0001 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,8208.9 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout3,8008.9 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout81013 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout2,0508 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout1,8208 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,3908.4 inreport
April 2019Atlantic Salmon12,7306.8 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout4008 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,4108.4 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout5017 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout15017 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
June 2018Brown Trout40012 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,7808 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout26013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,3508.7 inreport
May 2018Atlantic Salmon37,5001 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,7808.7 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout3,3109.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout81013.2 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout3,3508.7 inreport
April 2018Rainbow Trout1,7808 inreport
March 2018Atlantic Salmon45,0006.9 inreport
March 2018Rainbow Trout3508 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout15020 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout10014 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout8008 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout25015 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout10015 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout20012 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout26013.2 inreport
May 2017Atlantic Salmon126,0001 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,6908.6 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout3,8009.2 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout81013.2 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout2,0508 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,6908 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,2308 inreport
April 2017Rainbow Trout4008.5 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout3,1808 inreport
June 2016Atlantic Salmon39,276–report
May 2016Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout26013 inreport
May 2016Atlantic Salmon39,0001 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout1,7708.4 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2016Rainbow Trout3,8009.7 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout81013 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout25018 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout2,0508.3 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout10017 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout20013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,7708.1 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,3308.1 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,7708.1 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout3,3208.1 inreport
March 2016Atlantic Salmon45,0007 inreport
March 2016Rainbow Trout4008.25 inreport
September 2015Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout30013 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout10013 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout40013 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout10013.4 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout20018 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout26013.1 inreport
May 2015Atlantic Salmon158,0001 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,7507.9 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout25013.4 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout3,8008.6 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout81013.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout3,2907.9 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout2,0508.4 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout1,7508 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,3108.4 inreport
April 2015Atlantic Salmon45,0000.5 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout4008.2 inreport
June 2014Atlantic Salmon4,2607.8 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout8013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout259.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout19013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout709.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,7608.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout20013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout609.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout3,0008.6 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout61013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2009.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3,3808.7 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout17517 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout1,6208.4 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout20013 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout1,7608.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout2,3208.6 inreport
April 2014Rainbow Trout3208.4 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout10013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout26013.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,4908.6 inreport
May 2013Atlantic Salmon56,6952.5 inreport
May 2013Atlantic Salmon100,0000.1 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout25013.3 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout3,8008.4 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout81013.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,8008.6 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout2,0508 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,4908.2 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,9608.2 inreport
April 2013Atlantic Salmon27,0001.1 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout4008.5 inreport
March 2013Rainbow Trout10018 inreport
March 2013Rainbow Trout50013 inreport
March 2013Brown Trout20013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout26013.8 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
May 2012Atlantic Salmon88,0001.2 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout1,8208.2 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout3,8009 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout81013.8 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout3,4108.2 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout10018 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout2,0508.3 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout20014 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,8207.9 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout2,3908.1 inreport
March 2012Rainbow Trout4008.3 inreport
July 2011Atlantic Salmon29,8623 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout25013.9 inreport
June 2011Atlantic Salmon50,0002.5 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout90013.9 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout2519 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout70014 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout2,0507.9 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout20014 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout10013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout1,7408.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout2,8808.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout25013.2 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout2,7008.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout2,2908.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout4,5708.2 inreport
April 2011Rainbow Trout4007.9 inreport
April 2011Rainbow Trout2,7009.4 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,3709.4 inreport
March 2011Atlantic Salmon50,6767.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Plattsburgh
Shore access
Yes

DEC Public Fishing Rights run through four sections: Redford-Clayburg, Kent Falls-Morrisonville, County Airport and Plattsburgh, the last near this point at the river mouth. Upstream PFR parking is on Route 3 in the Town of Saranac and on Silver Lake Road in Black Brook.

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

About Saranac River

Photo of Saranac River
MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Lake Champlain 0.3 mi last stocked June 2023 Salmon River 5 mi last stocked April 2025 Scribner Pond 5.9 mi last stocked May 2024 Little Ausable River 8.2 mi last stocked April 2013 Dry Mill Brook 9.7 mi last stocked April 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Saranac River?

Fishing Saranac River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 178 of 310 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 11.1 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 2025, averaging 10.9 in. Atlantic Salmon was last stocked May 2025, averaging 2.9 in. Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, and Yellow Perch, plus 3 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Saranac River stocked?

Last stocked June 2025. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Saranac River?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Brown Trout average 11.1 in. Rainbow Trout average 10.9 in. Atlantic Salmon average 2.9 in.

How do you get on Saranac River?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Plattsburgh. DEC Public Fishing Rights run through four sections: Redford-Clayburg, Kent Falls-Morrisonville, County Airport and Plattsburgh, the last near this point at the river mouth. Upstream PFR parking is on Route 3 in the Town of Saranac and on Silver Lake Road in Black Brook.

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