Stream / River · Franklin
North Branch Saranac River
Official trout-water information for North Branch Saranac River in Franklin, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 44.56524, -74.00883
- Town
- Franklin
- 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
- 1,550 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
1 documented reach
From confluence with West Brook upstream to 0.5 miles upstream of Goldsmith Road crossing at Slab Bridge
Length: 3.00 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brook Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in April
Published reach total: 1,550 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: 21
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - fourth week1,550 troutBrook TroutTown: FranklinPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20111,260 troutBrook Trout
- 20121,300 troutBrook Trout
- 2013675 troutBrook Trout
- 20141,350 troutBrook Trout
- 20151,180 troutBrook Trout
- 20161,080 troutBrook Trout
- 20171,350 troutBrook Trout
- 20181,350 troutBrook Trout
- 20191,350 troutBrook Trout
- 2020850 troutBrook Trout
- 20211,410 troutBrook Trout
- 20221,410 troutBrook Trout
- 20231,410 troutBrook Trout
- 20241,410 troutBrook Trout
- 20251,010 troutBrook Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
Goldsmith Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Goldsmith Rd
Town: Franklin
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