Schroon River fishing

Schroon River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Atlantic Salmon on a river section. It is stocked about 24 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Schroon River
Photo: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
October 2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
354
Since 2011
Species recorded
4
Average size
10 in
Elevation
601 ft

Fish at Schroon River

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 126 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 11.3 in · 126 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 126 plants · last October 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked October 2025 · avg 10.5 in · 126 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 87 plants · last October 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked October 2025 · avg 9.1 in · 87 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Schroon River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fish stocked in 2011

24,770

Fish stocked in 2012

40,180

Fish stocked in 2013

38,460

Fish stocked in 2014

38,780

Fish stocked in 2015

47,960

Fish stocked in 2016

21,620

Fish stocked in 2017

43,320

Fish stocked in 2018

29,060

Fish stocked in 2019

37,990

Fish stocked in 2020

70,764

Fish stocked in 2021

34,675

Fish stocked in 2022

18,100

Fish stocked in 2023

28,800

Fish stocked in 2024

10,000

Fish stocked in 2025

45,826

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 2025Rainbow Trout10012.15 inreport
October 2025Brook Trout5008.25 inreport
October 2025Brook Trout6014 inreport
October 2025Rainbow Trout10012.15 inreport
October 2025Rainbow Trout10012.15 inreport
May 2025Brook Trout50010.75 inreport
May 2025Rainbow Trout25015 inreport
May 2025Brook Trout2615.75 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,1909.5 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,1909.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout15014.2 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout15013.8 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout6009.75 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout6014.5 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout6014.5 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
April 2025Atlantic Salmon36,0001 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout20011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout20011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout16013.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,4408 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout60011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout30018 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout10014.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,1908.9 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
May 2024Rainbow Trout6015.75 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout8509.2 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout8509 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout15014 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout6015.5 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
April 2024Atlantic Salmon2,0001 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout16013.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,3709.3 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout40011 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout8509.1 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout10013.8 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout8509.5 inreport
March 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
March 2024Brown Trout40011 inreport
March 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
June 2023Brook Trout50011 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout60010.5 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout6016 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout1,2009.75 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout6015.5 inreport
May 2023Atlantic Salmon19,5001 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout15013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,3709.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout8509.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9013.9 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout8509.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout8509.3 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9013.2 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9013.3 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout50014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout50014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout9013.4 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout8509 inreport
March 2023Brook Trout3007 inreport
March 2023Brook Trout3007 inreport
October 2022Rainbow Trout15012.5 inreport
October 2022Rainbow Trout15012.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout8509.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout6015.5 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2022Atlantic Salmon9,5001 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout15013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,3709.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout18013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout1,7008.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout6015.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout60012 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout50012 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout9013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout8509 inreport
March 2022Brook Trout3007 inreport
March 2022Brook Trout3007 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout1,1007.4 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout507.4 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout1,0007.4 inreport
November 2021Rainbow Trout1,0007.4 inreport
November 2021Brown Trout2,7506.7 inreport
October 2021Rainbow Trout15013.5 inreport
October 2021Rainbow Trout15013.5 inreport
September 2021Brown Trout12515 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout8508.4 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout9013.4 inreport
May 2021Atlantic Salmon20,0001 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout20012.8 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout909.4 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout8509.4 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout19013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout8508.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6014.9 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6009.9 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout6014.9 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout50013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,3709 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout50013 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout8508.7 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout908.7 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout11613 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout9064.2 inreport
October 2020Brook Trout5006.8 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout11813 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout11613 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout9064.2 inreport
October 2020Brook Trout5006.8 inreport
October 2020Rainbow Trout7,5206.2 inreport
June 2020Rainbow Trout10,0003.4 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout7009 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout5015 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout6007.4 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout5015 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout5009 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout5007.5 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout4007.1 inreport
May 2020Atlantic Salmon30,0001 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout20015 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout5015 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout1129 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout4009 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout5007.5 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout4007.4 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout9109 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,8808.8 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,9508.8 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,8808.5 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout1,9508.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout50013.4 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout50013 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,5006 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1258 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout50013 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,4008.6 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,2006 inreport
March 2020Brook Trout1258 inreport
October 2019Rainbow Trout17512.2 inreport
October 2019Rainbow Trout17512.2 inreport
October 2019Brook Trout1,5724 inreport
June 2019Brook Trout1,0008.9 inreport
June 2019Rainbow Trout2,5008 inreport
June 2019Rainbow Trout2,5008 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout7009 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout3810.7 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout5009.75 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout60010.75 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout40010.75 inreport
May 2019Atlantic Salmon15,0001 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout20015.2 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout4009 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout4009.75 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout1,6808 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout50012.4 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,3007.8 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,3007.8 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout1,5006 inreport
March 2019Brook Trout7008 inreport
March 2019Brown Trout1,2006 inreport
March 2019Brook Trout4508 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout7006 inreport
September 2018Brook Trout4506 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout7009.75 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout10014.25 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout6009.75 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout60011.25 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout6009.75 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout4009.75 inreport
May 2018Atlantic Salmon10,5001.1 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout20015 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout10014.25 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout4009.75 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout40011.25 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout5009.75 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout1,00012 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout2,1709.3 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout2,1709.3 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout50013.4 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,2608 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,2608 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout40012 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout40012 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout1,6508.4 inreport
September 2017Brown Trout10019 inreport
September 2017Brown Trout10014 inreport
September 2017Brown Trout1,0007 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout40010 inreport
May 2017Atlantic Salmon24,0001 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout10014.8 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout10014.8 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout4809.3 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout2209 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout4009 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout40011 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout37011 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout23010 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout2,5009 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout2,5009 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout50013.5 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,1508 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,1508 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5015 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout60012 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout8007 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout5015 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout80012 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,5708 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout5507 inreport
June 2016Brook Trout9304 inreport
May 2016Atlantic Salmon12,0001 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout5015 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout5015 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout60011 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout6009 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout40010 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5017 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout60013 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout1,0508 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout10015 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout4009 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout40011 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout5017 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout50013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout1,6408.6 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout9008 inreport
July 2015Brown Trout30013 inreport
July 2015Brook Trout8009 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout7009 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout6009.2 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout60011 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout6009.2 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout40010 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout30510 inreport
May 2015Atlantic Salmon28,0001 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout9508 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout20015 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout4009.2 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout41510 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout40010 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout1,6308.4 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout50013.4 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout2,2308.1 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout2,2308.1 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout7007 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout2,5008.4 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout2,5008.4 inreport
July 2014Brook Trout80011 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout10015.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout10015.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout4009.5 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout40010.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout7009.4 inreport
May 2014Atlantic Salmon20,0001.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout9008 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1259 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout37514.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1,6308.8 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout75010.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout6009.5 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout40010.2 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout60010.2 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout1,9708.6 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout1,9708.6 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,2308.1 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,2308.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout60013 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout6007 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout60013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,3808.6 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout50010.5 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout2,5009 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout2,5009 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout50011 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,8908.2 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,8908.2 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout50010 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout1,0009.5 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout40010.5 inreport
April 2013Atlantic Salmon20,0001.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout70013 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout9008 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout6008 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout80010 inreport
April 2013Rainbow Trout8009.5 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout40010.5 inreport
April 2013Brook Trout60010.5 inreport
October 2012Brook Trout3708.5 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout2,5009.1 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout2,5009.1 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout20013.5 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout50012.7 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,3108.3 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,3108.1 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout1,0009.34 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout5009.26 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout40010.24 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout8009.34 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout8009.48 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout40010.24 inreport
April 2012Atlantic Salmon20,0001.2 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout9006 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout5009.48 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout20010.24 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout11710.24 inreport
April 2012Brook Trout2839.68 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout1,6908.8 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout70014 inreport
March 2012Brown Trout60014 inreport
March 2012Brook Trout6006 inreport
July 2011Atlantic Salmon5,0003 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout5609.5 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout8009.5 inreport
June 2011Brook Trout40011.8 inreport
June 2011Brook Trout4008 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout1,0009.5 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout3649.5 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout4369.3 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout40011.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout40014 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout30014 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout9008 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout5009.5 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout20010.8 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout20011.5 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout20011.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout60014 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout6008 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout2,5007.8 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout2,5007.8 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout50013.6 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout2,2008.3 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout2,2008.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout1,6108.2 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Warrensburg
Shore access
Yes

DEC Public Fishing Rights easements give bank access in Bolton (parking on East Schroon River Road) and above Schroon Lake (parking on NY 74). Near the mouth in Warrensburg, the River Street town park and Richards Avenue reach the river. DEC lists hand launches at Bolton and Chestertown.

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

About Schroon River

Photo of Schroon River
MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Patterson Brook 0.9 mi last stocked April 2025 Viele Pond 3.8 mi last stocked April 2024 Gay Pond 4.5 mi last stocked September 2025 Stony Creek 5.8 mi last stocked April 2025 English Brook 6.4 mi last stocked April 2025

Common questions

What fish are at Schroon River?

Fishing Schroon River is as likely for Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout. Each accounts for 126 of 354 plants on record. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 11.3 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked October 2025, averaging 10.5 in. Brook Trout was last stocked October 2025, averaging 9.1 in. Atlantic Salmon was last stocked April 2025, averaging 1.2 in.

When is Schroon River stocked?

Last stocked October 2025. It is stocked about 24 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at Schroon River?

Stocked fish average 10 in. Brown Trout average 11.3 in. Rainbow Trout average 10.5 in. Brook Trout average 9.1 in. Atlantic Salmon average 1.2 in.

How do you get on Schroon River?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Warrensburg. DEC Public Fishing Rights easements give bank access in Bolton (parking on East Schroon River Road) and above Schroon Lake (parking on NY 74). Near the mouth in Warrensburg, the River Street town park and Richards Avenue reach the river. DEC lists hand launches at Bolton and Chestertown.

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