Stream / River · Dutchess
Swamp River
Official trout-water information for Swamp River in Dutchess, New York.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 41.67480, -73.57567
- Town
- Dover
- Drainage basin
- Housatonic River
- 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
- 600 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
Management
1 documented reach
From Old Route 22 bridge upstream to Route 22 bridge
Length: 1.80 miles
Classification: Stocked
Documented trout: Brown Trout
Stocking schedule: 3rd week in March
Published reach total: 600 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: 9
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- March - third week60 troutBrown TroutTown: DoverPublished size: 12 -15 inches
- March - third week540 troutBrown TroutTown: DoverPublished size: 9 - 10 inches
Published history
- 2011640 troutBrown Trout
- 2012660 troutBrown Trout
- 2013550 troutBrown Trout
- 2014660 troutBrown Trout
- 2015640 troutBrown Trout
- 2016650 troutBrown Trout
- 2017620 troutBrown Trout
- 2018650 troutBrown Trout
- 2019660 troutBrown Trout
- 2020550 troutBrown Trout
- 2021530 troutBrown Trout
- 2022530 troutBrown Trout
- 2023530 troutBrown Trout
- 2024570 troutBrown Trout
- 2025600 troutBrown Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
Wheeler Rd
Evidence type: public rights
Ownership: NYSDEC Public Fishing Rights
Parking: Wheeler Rd
Town: Dover
Trout present: Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Stocked 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