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Boquet River fishing guide

A 46-mile river in Essex County, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 7 public access points and 1 live sensor on the water.

Map of Boquet River: the water in blue, public access points in orange, sensors in green, county lines dashed
Water Access Sensor Drawn from USGS and agency data; not for navigation.
46 mi
long
3
species listed
92
stocking records in 10 years
7
public access points

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Boquet River flow

Flow gauge: Boquet River at Willsboro NY, USGS 04276500 . The forecast above shows its latest reading and band: Fishable up to this month's typical high (75th percentile), High up to the 90th percentile, Blown out above that.

Typical flow by month

Typical is the middle half of daily mean flows in that month (25th to 75th percentile), from 20–21 years of USGS records.

MonthTypical flow (cfs)Median (cfs)Blown out above (cfs)
January148–310206473
February127–328205473
March184–6353951,041
April459–1,2237481,860
May280–6544251,040
June150–432227827
July96–280153534
August75–212115415
September64–14392277
October101–338143643
November163–349244547
December168–410257670

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Boquet River

Species on the official fishing-waters list from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Species links open our guide to that fish in New York.

SpeciesStatusLast stocked
Atlantic SalmonAgency listApr 2025
Brook TroutAgency listMay 2025
Brown TroutAgency listApr 2025

Stocking history

Last stocked May 2025: brook trout catchable. 92 stocking records in the last 10 years, 633,023 fish in all, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Each row below sums the agency's records for one month, species and size.

DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2025Brook Troutcatchable3,050
Apr 2025Atlantic Salmonyearling52,256
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable1,750
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling2,200
Apr 2024Atlantic Salmonfingerling54,837
Apr 2024Brook Troutcatchable4,280
Apr 2024Brook Troutyearling250
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable3,340
Mar 2024Brown Troutcatchable1,100
May 2023Brook Troutyearling4,280
Apr 2023Brook Troutyearling300
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable4,620
Jun 2022Brook Troutyearling300
Jun 2022Brown Troutcatchable400
May 2022Atlantic Salmonfry72,700
May 2022Brook Troutcatchable4,280
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2022Atlantic Salmonyearling55,390
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable4,320
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable490
31 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Apr 2021Atlantic Salmonyearling58,146
Apr 2021Brook Troutyearling3,290
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable4,790
Mar 2021Brook Troutyearling300
Apr 2020Atlantic Salmonyearling48,835
Apr 2020Brook Troutyearling3,465
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,000
Apr 2020Brown Troutyearling4,420
Mar 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,500
Mar 2020Brown Troutyearling4,300
May 2019Brook Troutyearling5,300
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable400
May 2019Brown Troutyearling2,660
Apr 2019Atlantic Salmonyearling42,070
Apr 2019Brook Troutyearling350
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling6,960
Sep 2018Brook Troutyearling350
May 2018Brook Troutyearling5,300
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2018Atlantic Salmonyearling42,352
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable2,600
Apr 2018Brown Troutyearling2,610
Sep 2017Brown Troutcatchable700
Sep 2017Brown Troutyearling3,000
May 2017Brook Troutyearling5,300
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable900
May 2017Brown Troutyearling2,480
Apr 2017Atlantic Salmonyearling104,022
Apr 2017Brook Troutyearling450
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,750
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling2,480

Plus 13 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

7 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.

Access along the river

  1. End near Underwood
  2. mi 4Boquet River fishing access (US 9)Shore
  3. mi 5Boquet River fishing access (US 9)Shore
  4. mi 8Boquet River fishing access (US 9)Shore
  5. mi 15Boquet River fishing access (High Meadows Lane)Shore
  6. mi 15Boquet River fishing access (County Route 8)Shore
  7. mi 20Boquet River fishing access (Brainards Forge Rd)Shore
  8. mi 24Boquet River fishing access (County Route 10)Shore
  9. mi 42Boquet River at Willsboro NYFlow gauge
  10. End near Willsboro
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Boquet River fishing access (Brainards Forge Rd)
    Brainards Forge Rd · near Lewis
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (County Route 10)
    County Route 10 · near Essex
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (County Route 8)
    County Route 8 · near Elizabethtown
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (High Meadows Lane)
    High Meadows Lane · near Elizabethtown
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (US 9)
    US 9 · near Elizabethtown
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (US 9)
    US 9 · near Elizabethtown
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore
  • Boquet River fishing access (US 9)
    US 9 · near Elizabethtown
    ParkingStocked: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Boquet River in our data. New York statewide rules apply unless the agency lists a special rule for this water. Seasons, limits and size rules change: check New York fishing regulations before every trip.

Licence: New York fishing licences from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Boquet River fishing FAQ

What fish are in Boquet River?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for Boquet River: Atlantic salmon, brook trout and brown trout.

When was Boquet River last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Boquet River in May 2025 with brook trout. Our data has 92 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Boquet River?

The agency lists 7 shoreline access sites for Boquet River. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Boquet River?

Yes. USGS gauge 04276500 (Boquet River at Willsboro NY) measures flow on Boquet River. Its median daily flow runs from about 92 cfs in September to 748 cfs in April. Today's reading is in the forecast at the top of this page; the flow section has the typical range by month.

Sources: New York State DEC, Public Fishing Rights parking areas (9vef-6whi), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov · U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, domestic names · U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset, high resolution, state geodatabases (NHDWaterbody, NHDFlowline); 3DHP when it replaces it · U.S. Geological Survey, Water Data OGC API (monitoring locations, discharge, gage height, water temperature). Checked: Oct 4, 2026. Official links open the agency page. How we use data

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