West Branch Beer Kill fishing

Fishing at West Branch Beer Kill is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout. It is stocked about 2.9 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

April 1, 2020

Plants on record

29

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

10.4 in

Elevation

444 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Ellenville, NY
Shore access
Yes

Cold-water tributary managed from its confluence with the Beer Kill upstream to Windsor Lake. Over half the banks are accessible via municipal land, Public Fishing Rights easements, and informal access.

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How West Branch Beer Kill is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2020 it was April 1, 2020, about when it usually is.

Beer Kill (1.6 mi), Sandburg Creek (2.3 mi), Vernooy Kill (3.9 mi), and Rondout Reservoir (7.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Beer Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout, Sandburg Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout, Vernooy Kill is also stocked with Brown Trout, and Rondout Reservoir is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at West Branch Beer Kill

Fishing West Branch Beer Kill is most likely to be for Brown Trout. All 29 plants on record are Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 29 plants
Plants
29 of 29
Last stocked
April 1, 2020
Average length
10.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 1,9602011
  • 2,0502012
  • 1,7002013
  • 1,9902014
  • 1,9802015
  • 2,0002016
  • 1,9102017
  • 2,0102018
  • 2,0502019
  • 1,7202020

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 29 plants Showing 29 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,620 8.9 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 800 9.4 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,150 8.7 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 780 9.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,130 9 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 740 8.6 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 100 13.3 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,070 8.9 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 780 9.1 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 100 13.7 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,120 9 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 770 8.7 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 100 13 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,110 8.3 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 770 9.1 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,120 8.6 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 650 9.2 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 950 8.4 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 800 8.8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 100 13.5 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,150 8.5 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 760 8.6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 100 13.1 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,100 9.1 in report
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Species found here

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

  • Brown Trout : DEC designated this reach 'Wild-Quality' in 2021; young-of-year wild brown trout were confirmed in 1995 and 2023 surveys, alongside the stocked fishery. (source)

Species stocked here

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

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