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Ramapo River fishing guide

A 15-mile river in Orange and Rockland counties, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 1 public access point and 2 live sensors on the water.

Map of Ramapo 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.
15 mi
long
3
species listed
113
stocking records in 10 years
1
public access points

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Ramapo River flow

Flow gauge: Ramapo River at Ramapo NY, USGS 01387400 . 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.

Flow changes along the river: 1 more USGS gauge on it is listed above.

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)
January104–236149355
February88–214142321
March152–354226601
April113–279177444
May87–202131312
June31–10656198
July22–7434151
August19–7028158
September19–5925209
October19–12740260
November50–16899338
December103–313168515

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Ramapo 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
Brook TroutAgency list—
Brown TroutAgency listMay 2025
Rainbow TroutAgency listApr 2025

Stocking history

Last stocked May 2025: brown trout catchable and brown trout yearling. 113 stocking records in the last 10 years, 73,880 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 2025Brown Troutcatchable200
May 2025Brown Troutyearling1,810
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable200
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling1,810
Apr 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable2,010
Apr 2025Rainbow Troutyearling470
Mar 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable150
Mar 2025Rainbow Troutyearling1,340
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable200
May 2024Brown Troutyearling1,730
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable200
Apr 2024Brown Troutyearling1,730
Apr 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable1,920
Mar 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable1,920
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable1,920
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable190
Apr 2023Brown Troutyearling1,730
Apr 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable1,920
Mar 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable1,920
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable1,420
38 earlier rows, back to Mar 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable500
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable1,920
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable1,920
Mar 2022Brown Troutcatchable500
Mar 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable1,420
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable140
May 2021Brown Troutyearling1,280
May 2021Rainbow Troutyearling500
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable190
Apr 2021Brown Troutyearling1,730
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutyearling1,920
Mar 2021Brown Troutcatchable50
Mar 2021Brown Troutyearling450
Mar 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable1,420
Oct 2020Rainbow Troutyearling5,100
May 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable1,790
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,650
Mar 2020Brown Troutcatchable970
Mar 2020Brown Troutyearling1,540
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable1,500
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutyearling530
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable310
Apr 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,910
Mar 2019Brown Troutcatchable200
Mar 2019Brown Troutyearling2,480
Mar 2019Rainbow Troutcatchable2,700
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable300
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable3,710
Apr 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable1,740
Mar 2018Brown Troutcatchable810
Mar 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable610
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable290
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling3,130
Apr 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable2,000
Mar 2017Brown Troutcatchable200
Mar 2017Brown Troutyearling580
Mar 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable700

Plus 8 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

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

Access along the river

  1. End near Arden
  2. mi 7Ramapo River fishing access (Village Rd)Shore
  3. mi 12Ramapo River at Ramapo NYFlow gauge
  4. mi 14Ramapo River at Suffern NYFlow gauge
  5. End near Suffern
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Ramapo River fishing access (Village Rd)
    Village Rd · near Tuxedo
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Ramapo 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.

Ramapo River fishing FAQ

What fish are in Ramapo River?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for Ramapo River: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.

When was Ramapo River last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Ramapo River in May 2025 with brown trout. Our data has 113 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Ramapo River?

The agency lists 1 shoreline access site for Ramapo River. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Ramapo River?

Yes. USGS gauge 01387400 (Ramapo River at Ramapo NY) measures flow on Ramapo River. Its median daily flow runs from about 25 cfs in September to 226 cfs in March. 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