East Branch Ausable River fishing guide
A 35-mile river in Essex County, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 2 public access points and 1 live sensor on the water.
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- East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks NY · flow, water level · USGS 04275000
East Branch Ausable River flow
Flow gauge: East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks NY, USGS 04275000 . 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 10–11 years of USGS records.
| Month | Typical flow (cfs) | Median (cfs) | Blown out above (cfs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 123–266 | 167 | 414 |
| February | 96–235 | 142 | 361 |
| March | 173–517 | 298 | 1,216 |
| April | 416–1,108 | 657 | 1,865 |
| May | 286–710 | 432 | 1,090 |
| June | 127–288 | 174 | 522 |
| July | 81–214 | 122 | 392 |
| August | 65–148 | 87 | 306 |
| September | 55–109 | 74 | 188 |
| October | 86–222 | 133 | 463 |
| November | 151–306 | 199 | 483 |
| December | 145–340 | 197 | 620 |
Fish species in East Branch Ausable 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.
| Species | Status | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | Agency list | May 2025 |
| Brown Trout | Agency list | May 2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | Agency list | May 2025 |
Stocking history
Last stocked May 2025: brook trout catchable, brown trout catchable and rainbow trout catchable. 81 stocking records in the last 10 years, 186,725 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.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Brook Trout | catchable | 1,390 |
| May 2025 | Brown Trout | catchable | 200 |
| May 2025 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 360 |
| Apr 2025 | Brown Trout | catchable | 15,010 |
| May 2024 | Brook Trout | catchable | 1,950 |
| Apr 2024 | Brown Trout | catchable | 14,870 |
| Apr 2024 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 800 |
| May 2023 | Brook Trout | catchable | 1,950 |
| May 2023 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 600 |
| Apr 2023 | Brown Trout | catchable | 14,790 |
| Apr 2023 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 400 |
| Jun 2022 | Brook Trout | fry | 1,950 |
| Jun 2022 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 600 |
| Apr 2022 | Brown Trout | catchable | 14,790 |
| Sep 2021 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 800 |
| May 2021 | Brook Trout | catchable | 1,500 |
| Apr 2021 | Brown Trout | catchable | 1,480 |
| Apr 2021 | Brown Trout | yearling | 13,310 |
| Apr 2021 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 1,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 3,550 |
29 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
| Date | Species | Size | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Brown Trout | fingerling | 20,850 |
| May 2020 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 1,400 |
| Apr 2020 | Brook Trout | yearling | 1,510 |
| Apr 2020 | Brown Trout | yearling | 2,570 |
| Mar 2020 | Brown Trout | yearling | 4,700 |
| Mar 2020 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 1,700 |
| Mar 2020 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 5,250 |
| May 2019 | Brook Trout | yearling | 2,400 |
| May 2019 | Brown Trout | yearling | 5,670 |
| May 2019 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 400 |
| Apr 2019 | Brown Trout | yearling | 6,640 |
| Apr 2019 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 400 |
| Apr 2019 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 3,000 |
| Jun 2018 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 600 |
| May 2018 | Brook Trout | yearling | 2,400 |
| May 2018 | Brown Trout | yearling | 5,560 |
| May 2018 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 800 |
| Apr 2018 | Brown Trout | yearling | 6,520 |
| Apr 2018 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 900 |
| Apr 2018 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 2,610 |
| Oct 2017 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 100 |
| Sep 2017 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 500 |
| May 2017 | Brook Trout | yearling | 2,400 |
| May 2017 | Brown Trout | yearling | 5,280 |
| May 2017 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 175 |
| Apr 2017 | Brown Trout | catchable | 50 |
| Apr 2017 | Brown Trout | yearling | 6,190 |
| Apr 2017 | Rainbow Trout | catchable | 1,850 |
| Apr 2017 | Rainbow Trout | yearling | 3,000 |
Plus 13 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.
Public access and boat launches
2 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.
Access along the river
- End near Saint Huberts
- mi 28East Branch Ausable River fishing access (Sheldrake Rd)Shore
- mi 29East Branch Ausable River fishing access (NY 9N)Shore
- mi 34East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks NYFlow gauge
- End near Au Sable Forks
Access points
- East Branch Ausable River fishing access (NY 9N)Shore
- East Branch Ausable River fishing access (Sheldrake Rd)Shore
Regulations
No special regulations for East Branch Ausable 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.
East Branch Ausable River fishing FAQ
What fish are in East Branch Ausable River?
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for East Branch Ausable River: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.
When was East Branch Ausable River last stocked?
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked East Branch Ausable River in May 2025 with brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Our data has 81 stocking records in the last 10 years.
Is there public access to East Branch Ausable River?
The agency lists 2 shoreline access sites for East Branch Ausable River. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.
Is there a flow gauge on East Branch Ausable River?
Yes. USGS gauge 04275000 (East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks NY) measures flow on East Branch Ausable River. Its median daily flow runs from about 74 cfs in September to 657 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, Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds (mw8j-wduf); Recommended Fishing Rivers and Streams (tjny-fki3), on data.ny.gov · 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