Brown Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last March 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Swamp River fishing
Swamp River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Brook Trout. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- March 2025
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 29
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 1 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 9.4 in
- Elevation
- 354 ft
Fish at Swamp River
Brown Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last March 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideHow Swamp River is stocked
Sylvan Lake (11.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Sylvan Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.
Fish stocked in 2011
640
Fish stocked in 2012
660
Fish stocked in 2013
550
Fish stocked in 2014
660
Fish stocked in 2015
640
Fish stocked in 2016
650
Fish stocked in 2017
620
Fish stocked in 2018
650
Fish stocked in 2019
660
Fish stocked in 2020
550
Fish stocked in 2021
530
Fish stocked in 2022
530
Fish stocked in 2023
530
Fish stocked in 2024
570
Fish stocked in 2025
600
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Brown Trout | 60 | 14.1 in | report |
| March 2025 | Brown Trout | 540 | 6.9 in | report |
| March 2024 | Brown Trout | 510 | 8.2 in | report |
| March 2024 | Brown Trout | 60 | 11.2 in | report |
| March 2023 | Brown Trout | 50 | 13.9 in | report |
| March 2023 | Brown Trout | 480 | 9 in | report |
| March 2022 | Brown Trout | 50 | 13.5 in | report |
| March 2022 | Brown Trout | 480 | 9 in | report |
| March 2021 | Brown Trout | 480 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 2021 | Brown Trout | 50 | 13.3 in | report |
| March 2020 | Brown Trout | 550 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2019 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.6 in | report |
| March 2019 | Brown Trout | 530 | 8.7 in | report |
| April 2018 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9.2 in | report |
| March 2018 | Brown Trout | 520 | 9.3 in | report |
| April 2017 | Brown Trout | 120 | 8.9 in | report |
| March 2017 | Brown Trout | 500 | 8.9 in | report |
| April 2016 | Brown Trout | 130 | 9 in | report |
| March 2016 | Brown Trout | 520 | 9.3 in | report |
| April 2015 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.3 in | report |
| March 2015 | Brown Trout | 510 | 8.3 in | report |
| April 2014 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.4 in | report |
| March 2014 | Brown Trout | 530 | 8.8 in | report |
| April 2013 | Brown Trout | 110 | 8.7 in | report |
| March 2013 | Brown Trout | 440 | 8.3 in | report |
| April 2012 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.8 in | report |
| March 2012 | Brown Trout | 530 | 8.5 in | report |
| April 2011 | Brown Trout | 130 | 8.4 in | report |
| March 2011 | Brown Trout | 510 | 8.5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Dover
DEC stocks the lowest 2.1 miles, from the Ten Mile River confluence up to about 400 yards above the Route 22 bridge, and maps DEC-owned stream banks along that stretch. A DEC Public Fishing Rights parking area on Wheeler Road, Town of Dover, is about 8 km upstream.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Swamp River
Swamp River is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Swamp River?
Fishing Swamp River usually means Brown Trout. All 29 plants on record are Brown Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked March 2025, averaging 9.4 in. Brook Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Swamp River stocked?
Last stocked March 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2011, most often in March and April.
How big are the fish stocked at Swamp River?
Brown Trout stocked at Swamp River average 9.4 in.
How do you get on Swamp River?
The nearest town is Dover. DEC stocks the lowest 2.1 miles, from the Ten Mile River confluence up to about 400 yards above the Route 22 bridge, and maps DEC-owned stream banks along that stretch. A DEC Public Fishing Rights parking area on Wheeler Road, Town of Dover, is about 8 km upstream.
Which lakes near Swamp River were stocked more recently?
Sylvan Lake (11.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Sylvan Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout.