Stream / River · Essex
Saranac River
Official trout-water information for Saranac River in Essex, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 44.36730, -74.07945
- Town
- St. Armand
- Drainage basin
- Lake Champlain
- Water-quality standards
- C(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official managed-stream layer; official managed-stream or public-access source
- Published planned total
- 1,370 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
2 documented reaches
From Pine Street Bridge upstream to Lake Flower Dam
Length: 0.60 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Rainbow Trout
Stocking schedule: 1st week in April
Published reach total: 730 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
From confluence with Franklin Falls Pond upstream 2.0 miles
Length: 2.00 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 4th week in April
Published reach total: 1,370 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: 20
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- April - fourth week200 troutBrown TroutTown: St. ArmandPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- April - fourth week1,170 troutBrown TroutTown: St. ArmandPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 20114,815 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20124,770 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20134,440 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20144,360 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20155,600 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20164,970 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20175,940 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20184,860 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20195,270 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20205,180 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20212,720 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20221,720 troutBrown Trout
- 20232,720 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20242,630 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20253,040 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
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, 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