Stream / River · Clinton
North Branch Saranac River
Official trout-water information for North Branch Saranac River in Clinton, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 44.58844, -73.88920
- Towns
- Black Brook, Black Brook and Saranac, Black Brook, Saranac, Saranac
- Drainage basin
- Lake Champlain
- Water-quality standards
- C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source; official public-fishing-rights source
- Published planned total
- 3,990 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
1 documented reach
From confluence with Saranac River upstream to 0.5 miles upstream of confluence with Cold Brook
Length: 4.50 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in April
Published reach total: 3,990 trout
Agency note: Anglers can fish along stream banks displayed as pink polygons in the stream access layer when activated. Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted.
Management-plan page: 19
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - third week430 troutBrown TroutTown: Black Brook and SaranacPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - third week3,560 troutBrown TroutTown: Black Brook and SaranacPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20115,270 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20125,420 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20135,470 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20145,600 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20155,000 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20164,650 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20175,550 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20185,590 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20195,600 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20205,330 troutBrook Trout, Brown Trout
- 20213,730 troutBrown Trout
- 20223,730 troutBrown Trout
- 20233,730 troutBrown Trout
- 20243,750 troutBrown Trout
- 20253,920 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
4 matched records
NY 3
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: NY 3
Town: Black Brook
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
NY 3
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: NY 3
Town: Saranac
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
NY 3
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: NY 3
Town: Saranac
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
River Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: River Rd
Town: Black Brook
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked trout: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 5 with no more than 2 longer than 12"
Catch-and-release regulation
Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only