West Branch Ausable River fishing

West Branch Ausable River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 35 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.

West Branch Ausable River
Photo: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
May 2025
Brown Trout
Plants on record
528
Since 2011
Species recorded
3
Average size
11.9 in
Elevation
544 ft

Fish at West Branch Ausable River

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brown Trout Stocked · 383 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 11.4 in · 383 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 105 plants · last April 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 2025 · avg 15 in · 105 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 2025 · avg 8.5 in · 40 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How West Branch Ausable River is stocked

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fern Lake (4 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish stocked in 2011

28,400

Fish stocked in 2012

29,090

Fish stocked in 2013

26,805

Fish stocked in 2014

32,599

Fish stocked in 2015

32,622

Fish stocked in 2016

30,140

Fish stocked in 2017

31,985

Fish stocked in 2018

30,895

Fish stocked in 2019

33,645

Fish stocked in 2020

71,425

Fish stocked in 2021

29,587

Fish stocked in 2022

26,545

Fish stocked in 2023

26,825

Fish stocked in 2024

27,150

Fish stocked in 2025

22,862

Stocking history

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2025Brown Trout4809.15 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout12013.61 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,0009.15 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout4808.67 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout1,0008.67 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout7509.15 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout6013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout6013.6 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout10013.8 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout12014.1 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout10013.61 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout7508.67 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout6309.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9014.1 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout6309.15 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout9013.8 inreport
May 2025Brook Trout5009 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8509.15 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout12014.1 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout8509.4 inreport
May 2025Brown Trout12013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4809.1 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,0009.17 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6013.8 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout1,0009.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout12013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout10013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout7509.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout12013.8 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout7509.17 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout4809.17 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout10013.8 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8418 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout1718 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6309.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout2,5909.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6711 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout29013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6711 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout5011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout5011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6309.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6711 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout5011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout6711 inreport
April 2025Rainbow Trout5011 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout12013.3 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8509.1 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout12013.5 inreport
April 2025Brown Trout8509.1 inreport
February 2025Rainbow Trout13411 inreport
February 2025Brown Trout13411 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout6014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,0409.5 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,0409 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout12014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout5509.5 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout9009.5 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout5509 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout9014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout12014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout78010 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout6014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout9009 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout6509 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,0009 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,2009 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout16014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout7809 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout14014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout14014 inreport
May 2024Brook Trout1,1909 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,01010 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout12014 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout1,0109 inreport
May 2024Brown Trout16014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout20017 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout10018 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout5509 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout6014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout20017 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout40011 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout10012 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout10014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout9009 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,0409 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout7809 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout20017 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout9014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout40013 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout20017 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout7809 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout12014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout2,4709 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout29013.5 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout50012 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout50011 inreport
April 2024Brook Trout2507 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,01014 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout1,0109 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout12013.5 inreport
April 2024Brown Trout12014 inreport
April 2024Rainbow Trout10014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6013.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7809.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9009.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout10013.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout5509.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0509.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1201 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout5509 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9009 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout13014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout12014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0509 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0509.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout12014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout10014 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout9009.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout5509.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout7809 inreport
May 2023Rainbow Trout6515 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout80016 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout6014 inreport
May 2023Brook Trout7009 inreport
May 2023Brook Trout3008 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0109.5 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout1,0109 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout11013 inreport
May 2023Brown Trout15014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout10013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout9009 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout6015 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0509 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout5509 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout50014 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout30014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout7809.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout12013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout50015 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout30014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout7809 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout6013.5 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout60014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout60014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout27013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout2,4709 inreport
April 2023Rainbow Trout20014 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout11013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0109.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout11013.5 inreport
April 2023Brown Trout1,0109 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout28013.5 inreport
June 2022Brown Trout2,5009.5 inreport
June 2022Brook Trout3008 inreport
May 2022Rainbow Trout30013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout42515 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout46013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout37013 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout50012 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,50010 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout4,8409.5 inreport
May 2022Brook Trout7009 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout22013.5 inreport
May 2022Brown Trout2,0209.5 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout12516 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout30013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout37515 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout28014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout50012 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout3,28010 inreport
April 2022Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout27014 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout60012 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,47010 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout22013.5 inreport
April 2022Brown Trout2,02010 inreport
September 2021Brown Trout25015 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout11221 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout25015 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout25015 inreport
September 2021Brown Trout25015 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout1,0508.5 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout10013 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout1,2808.5 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout5508.5 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout18013.5 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout12013 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout6013 inreport
June 2021Brown Trout9008.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout5509 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout13013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout18013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout12013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout7809 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,0509 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout5509 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout23513.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout9009 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout6013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout23513.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout10013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout9009 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout7808.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,0509 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout22013.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout12013 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,0108.5 inreport
May 2021Brown Trout1,0109 inreport
May 2021Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout9013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout7808.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout80013 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout80013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout12013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,0508.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout5508.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout6013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout9008.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout10013.5 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout12517 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout80013 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout3008 inreport
April 2021Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout27013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout2,4708.5 inreport
April 2021Brook Trout7008.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout20013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout40013 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,0108.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout11013.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout1,0108.5 inreport
April 2021Brown Trout11013.5 inreport
June 2020Brown Trout19,2803.7 inreport
June 2020Brown Trout19,2703.7 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout27514 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout35014 inreport
May 2020Brown Trout32514 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout2,0409 inreport
May 2020Brook Trout1259 inreport
May 2020Rainbow Trout20012 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout92514 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout90014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout92514 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout78013 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout4,1708.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,0006 inreport
April 2020Rainbow Trout80014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout80014 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout30013.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout48013 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,6508.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout2,0006 inreport
April 2020Brook Trout5007.5 inreport
April 2020Brown Trout1,8008.5 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout4,1208 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,8908 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout2,5008 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout25013 inreport
March 2020Brown Trout1,7708 inreport
September 2019Rainbow Trout40019 inreport
June 2019Brown Trout45016 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout50016 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout9019 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout78013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout5,0308 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout40016 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout48013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout3,1908 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout2,2808 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout3508 inreport
May 2019Brook Trout5008 inreport
May 2019Rainbow Trout10016 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2019Brown Trout2,1708 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout12522 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout50016 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout80016 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,0008 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout4,9608 inreport
April 2019Rainbow Trout5022 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout3,0108 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,0008 inreport
April 2019Brook Trout8008 inreport
April 2019Brown Trout2,1308 inreport
October 2018Brook Trout5006 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout7517 inreport
June 2018Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout50017 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout40019 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout60015 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout78013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout70012 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout4,9408 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout40017 inreport
May 2018Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout10015 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout48013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout80012 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,2408 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout3,1308 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,9608 inreport
May 2018Brook Trout3508 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout25013 inreport
May 2018Brown Trout2,1308 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout4,8708 inreport
April 2018Brook Trout8008 inreport
April 2018Brown Trout2,0908 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout25020 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
October 2017Brook Trout10015.3 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout25020 inreport
October 2017Rainbow Trout50014 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout50015 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout1,00015 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout70012 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout4,8708 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout40015 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout10015 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout40013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout80012 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,9708 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,3108 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout6008 inreport
May 2017Brook Trout6007 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout7515 inreport
May 2017Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout20013 inreport
May 2017Brown Trout2,1508 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout4,6208 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout2,8108 inreport
April 2017Brook Trout8008 inreport
April 2017Brown Trout1,9808 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout87518 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout5,0908.1 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout40013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout2,4108.1 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout3,1008.1 inreport
May 2016Brook Trout7008 inreport
May 2016Rainbow Trout7518 inreport
May 2016Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout20013 inreport
May 2016Brown Trout2,2408.2 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout50018 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout70013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout4,8308.1 inreport
April 2016Rainbow Trout60013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout60013 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,9308.1 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout6408 inreport
April 2016Brook Trout2808 inreport
April 2016Brown Trout2,0708.1 inreport
December 2015Brook Trout27712.3 inreport
September 2015Brown Trout50014 inreport
September 2015Brown Trout50014 inreport
September 2015Brook Trout80010 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout27518 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout5,0507.9 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout3,0807.9 inreport
June 2015Brook Trout6008 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout5018 inreport
June 2015Rainbow Trout30014 inreport
June 2015Brown Trout2,2307.9 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout30017 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout30017 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout70013.4 inreport
May 2015Rainbow Trout30018 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout10017 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout40013.4 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout30013.4 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout80013 inreport
May 2015Brook Trout3108.25 inreport
May 2015Brown Trout20013.4 inreport
April 2015Rainbow Trout20013 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout80012 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout4,7907.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,4007.9 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,9107.9 inreport
April 2015Brook Trout7009.3 inreport
April 2015Brown Trout2,0507.9 inreport
July 2014Rainbow Trout11018 inreport
July 2014Brown Trout22017 inreport
July 2014Brown Trout81514 inreport
July 2014Rainbow Trout20618 inreport
July 2014Rainbow Trout75015 inreport
June 2014Brook Trout5009 inreport
June 2014Rainbow Trout2518 inreport
June 2014Rainbow Trout25014 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout49513.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1759.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout5,1908.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout4,8208.1 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout30018 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout90013 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout30017 inreport
May 2014Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout27513.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout25013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout1009.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout759.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout3,1608.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,4108.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,9308.1 inreport
May 2014Brook Trout3508.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout14013.7 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout509.2 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,2338.3 inreport
May 2014Brown Trout2,0708.1 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout60017 inreport
April 2014Brown Trout70013 inreport
April 2014Brook Trout8008.5 inreport
June 2013Brown Trout75013.1 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout12518 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout80013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout50018 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout70013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout4,2908.9 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout12518 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout70013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout40013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout30013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,6208.9 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout2,0408.9 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout4008 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout8008 inreport
May 2013Brook Trout3508 inreport
May 2013Rainbow Trout12513 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout20013.3 inreport
May 2013Brown Trout1,8908.9 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout4,0708.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout2,4708.1 inreport
April 2013Brown Trout1,7508.2 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout70013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout5,2308.1 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout22518 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout30014 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout70014 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout40013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout30013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout3,1908.5 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,4808.1 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout7708.1 inreport
May 2012Brook Trout3408.1 inreport
May 2012Rainbow Trout25014 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout20014 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout20013 inreport
May 2012Brown Trout2,3108.1 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout4,9708.2 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout22518 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout10014 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout3,0208.2 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout15014 inreport
April 2012Rainbow Trout40014 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout50014 inreport
April 2012Brown Trout2,1308.1 inreport
June 2011Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout70014 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout3,0508.8 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout2,3708 inreport
June 2011Brook Trout40010 inreport
June 2011Brown Trout2,2008 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout70013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout5,0008.5 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout4,7408.3 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout7519 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout70014 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout40013.2 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout30013.2 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout3308.2 inreport
May 2011Brook Trout7508.2 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout10019 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout10019 inreport
May 2011Rainbow Trout60014 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout70014 inreport
May 2011Brown Trout20013.2 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,8808.3 inreport
April 2011Brown Trout2,0308.3 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Au Sable Forks, NY

This point is the mouth at Au Sable Forks; most public water is upstream. DEC Public Fishing Rights banks and state land run from River Road near Lake Placid through Wilmington Notch and Wilmington to Ausable Acres, with parking areas along Route 86 and an accessible site in the Wilmington section.

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

About West Branch Ausable River

Photo of West Branch Ausable River
G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Black Brook Pond 3.6 mi last stocked May 2024 Fern Lake 4 mi last stocked June 2025 Gay Brook 5.8 mi last stocked March 2024 Durgan Brook 5.8 mi last stocked March 2024 Otis Brook 5.8 mi last stocked April 2024

Common questions

What fish are at West Branch Ausable River?

Fishing West Branch Ausable River usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 383 of 528 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 11.4 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 2025, averaging 15 in. Brook Trout was last stocked May 2025, averaging 8.5 in.

When is West Branch Ausable River stocked?

Last stocked May 2025. It is stocked about 35 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May.

How big are the fish stocked at West Branch Ausable River?

Stocked fish average 11.9 in. Brown Trout average 11.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 15 in. Brook Trout average 8.5 in.

How do you get on West Branch Ausable River?

The nearest town is Au Sable Forks, NY. This point is the mouth at Au Sable Forks; most public water is upstream. DEC Public Fishing Rights banks and state land run from River Road near Lake Placid through Wilmington Notch and Wilmington to Ausable Acres, with parking areas along Route 86 and an accessible site in the Wilmington section.

Which lakes near West Branch Ausable River were stocked more recently?

Fern Lake (4 mi) was stocked more recently.

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