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West Branch Ausable River Fish Stocking

Essex County, New York · 2011 to 2025 on record

According to DEC records, West Branch Ausable River has 528 stocking records on file across 3 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2025.

West Branch Ausable River stocking
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528
Stocking records
480,575
Fish reported stocked
3
Species
2025
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

15 seasons on record, most in the 2025 (75 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

75 records
2025 · 22,862 fish
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). New York's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Brown Trout 383 records
Rainbow Trout 105 records
Brook Trout 40 records

Location

Exact coordinates not yet available · Essex County

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Brook Trout 500 9 May
Brown Trout 100 13.8 May
Brown Trout 100 13.3 April
Brown Trout 120 13.3 April
Brown Trout 1,000 9.1 April
Brown Trout 60 13.8 April
Brown Trout 1,000 9.17 April
Brown Trout 480 9.1 April
Brown Trout 134 11 February
Brown Trout 750 8.67 May
Brown Trout 84 18 May
Brown Trout 100 13.61 May
Brown Trout 84 18 May
Brown Trout 120 14.1 May
Brown Trout 60 13.3 April
Brown Trout 60 13.6 May
Brown Trout 60 13.8 May
Brown Trout 750 9.15 May
Brown Trout 1,000 8.67 May
Brown Trout 480 8.67 May
Brown Trout 850 9.15 May
Brown Trout 120 14.1 May
Brown Trout 850 9.4 May
Brown Trout 120 13.8 May
Brown Trout 120 13.3 April
Brown Trout 850 9.1 April
Brown Trout 120 13.5 April
Brown Trout 850 9.1 April
Brown Trout 630 9.15 May
Brown Trout 134 11 April
Brown Trout 134 11 April
Brown Trout 134 11 April
Brown Trout 84 18 April
Brown Trout 134 11 April
Brown Trout 134 11 April
Brown Trout 100 13.8 April
Brown Trout 84 18 April
Brown Trout 480 9.17 April
Brown Trout 750 9.17 April
Brown Trout 120 13.8 April
Brown Trout 630 9.4 May
Brown Trout 90 14.1 May
Brown Trout 750 9.1 April
Brown Trout 90 13.8 May
Brown Trout 90 13.3 April
Brown Trout 630 9.1 April
Brown Trout 2,590 9.1 April
Brown Trout 67 11 April
Brown Trout 290 13.5 April
Brown Trout 67 11 April
Brown Trout 90 13.5 April
Brown Trout 630 9.1 April
Brown Trout 67 11 April
Brown Trout 67 11 April
Brown Trout 480 9.15 May
Brown Trout 120 13.61 May
Brown Trout 1,000 9.15 May
Brown Trout 84 18 May
Brown Trout 84 18 May
Rainbow Trout 134 11 April
Rainbow Trout 134 11 February
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April
Rainbow Trout 134 11 April
Rainbow Trout 50 11 April
Rainbow Trout 50 11 April
Rainbow Trout 50 11 April
Rainbow Trout 50 11 April
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April
Rainbow Trout 134 11 April
Rainbow Trout 134 11 April
Rainbow Trout 134 11 April
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April
Rainbow Trout 17 18 April

A stocking record does not guarantee fish remain present or may legally be harvested. Check current New York fishing regulations →

Quick facts

Latest season 2025
Most stocked Brown Trout
Species Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
County Essex
Seasons on record 2011 – 2025
Fish reported 480,575
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Data source

Compiled from public records published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by DEC.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions

DEC records show West Branch Ausable River stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout.

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