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Saranac River

Official trout-water information for Saranac River in Clinton, New York.

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CountyClinton
RegionDEC Region 5 - Northeastern New York
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusNot documented
12current plan records
15stocking history records
5documented reaches
3access evidence records

Location and source context

Waterbody overview

Towns
Black Brook, Plattsburgh, 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
9,080 trout

Classification

Designations and characteristics

Designations

  • Planned Spring Stocking
  • Public Fishing Rights
  • Recent Actual Stocking
  • Stocked
  • Stocked-Extended
  • Trout Water Standard

Characteristics

  • Protected Water
  • Public Fishing Rights
  • Special Regulations
  • Trout Water Standard
  • Year-Round Catch and Release

Fishery

Documented trout

  • Brown Trout
  • Rainbow Trout

Management

5 documented reaches

From confluence with Mead Brook upstream to the Millstone Monument located at the intersection of Sand Road and NYS Route 22B in Morrisonville

Length: 1.20 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout

Stocking schedule: 4th week in April

Published reach total: 1,230 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

Official reach source Official reach source

From the Millstone Monument located at the intersection of Sand Road and NYS Route 22B in Morrisonville upstream to Kent Falls Dam

Length: 2.90 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout

Reach flags: Year-round catch and release, Special-regulation area

Stocking schedule: 4th week in April

Published reach total: 2,290 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

Official reach source Official reach source

From 0.25 miles downstream of High Falls Powerhouse on Soper Rd. upstream to 0.3 miles upstream of Pup Hill Rd. bridge in Moffitsville.

Length: 1.00 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout

Stocking schedule: 4th week in April

Published reach total: 1,900 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

Official reach source Official reach source

From marked boundary 100 yards upstream of its confluence with the North Branch Saranac River upstream 1.4 miles to Stord Brook

Length: 1.40 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Reach flags: Year-round catch and release, Special-regulation area

Stocking schedule: 4th week in April

Published reach total: 160 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

Official reach source Official reach source

From 1500 ft east of Pup Hill Road bridge crossing upstream to the marked boundary 100 yards upstream of its confluence with the North Branch Saranac River

Length: 3.20 miles

Classification: Stocked, Stocked-Extended

Documented trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Stocking schedule: 4th week in May

Published reach total: 3,500 trout

Agency note: Access may also be available at additional locations not shown on this map where fishing permitted signs have been posted. Portion from 1500ft east of Pup Hill Rd bridge upstream to Ore Bed Road bridge will not be stocked in 2026

Management-plan page: 19

Official reach source Official reach source

Stocking

Published stocking information

Current plans and schedules

  • April - fourth week 3,150 trout Brown Trout Town: Plattsburgh Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - fourth week 830 trout Brown Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • June - second week 810 trout Rainbow Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • May - second week 810 trout Rainbow Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • May - fourth week 100 trout Brown Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • May - fourth week 830 trout Brown Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 9 - 10 inches
  • April - fourth week 200 trout Brown Trout Town: Saranac Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • April - fourth week 100 trout Brown Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • June - second week 90 trout Rainbow Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 12 -14 inches
  • May - second week 90 trout Rainbow Trout Town: Black Brook Published size: 12 -14 inches
  • April - fourth week 370 trout Brown Trout Town: Plattsburgh Published size: 12 -15 inches
  • April - fourth week 1,700 trout Brown Trout Town: Saranac Published size: 9 - 10 inches

Published history

  • 2011 18,660 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2012 12,890 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2013 11,120 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2014 11,530 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2015 12,220 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2016 14,060 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2017 11,970 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2018 11,860 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2019 12,490 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2020 11,655 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2021 17,340 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2022 12,330 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2023 12,420 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2024 12,390 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • 2025 9,150 trout Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Access evidence

3 matched records

Silver Lake Road

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: Silver Lake Road

Town: Black Brook

Trout present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Stocked trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Features: Shore fishing

Open mapped location

Silver Lake Road

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: Silver Lake Road

Town: Black Brook

Trout present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Stocked trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Features: Shore fishing

Open mapped location

State Route 3

Evidence type: public rights

Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights

Parking: State Route 3

Town: Saranac

Trout present: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Stocked trout: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Features: Shore fishing

Open mapped location

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

Harvest regulation

Trout, All Year, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only

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

Harvest regulation

Trout, All Year, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only

Harvest regulation

Trout, April 1 - October 15, Daily Limit - 3 with no more than 1 longer than 12″

Catch-and-release regulation

Trout, October 16 - March 31, Catch and Release only, Artificial Lures only