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Saranac River fishing guide

A 78-mile river in Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties, New York. The state agency lists 9 species here and last stocked it in June 2025. It has 3 public access points and 1 live sensor on the water.

Map of Saranac 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.
78 mi
long
9
species listed
195
stocking records in 10 years
3
public access points

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Saranac River flow

Flow gauge: Saranac River at Plattsburgh NY, USGS 04273500 . 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)
January611–1,1608511,621
February469–9247061,206
March773–1,7201,1352,270
April1,450–2,6231,9453,510
May907–1,7501,3052,536
June603–1,2808991,941
July488–1,0006581,482
August370–7215031,060
September341–614433857
October504–9766901,370
November670–1,0908731,360
December742–1,1339321,460

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Saranac 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 listMay 2025
Black CrappieAgency list—
Brown TroutAgency listJun 2025
Largemouth BassAgency list—
Northern PikeAgency list—
Rainbow TroutAgency listJun 2025
Smallmouth BassAgency list—
WalleyeAgency list—
Yellow PerchAgency list—

Stocking history

Last stocked June 2025: brown trout catchable and rainbow trout catchable. 195 stocking records in the last 10 years, 1,087,432 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
Jun 2025Brown Troutcatchable590
Jun 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable1,350
May 2025Atlantic Salmonyearling27,240
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable90
May 2025Brown Troutyearling820
May 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable910
Apr 2025Atlantic Salmonfry96,000
Apr 2025Atlantic Salmonyearling27,350
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable1,960
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling5,620
Mar 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable740
Jun 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable1,710
May 2024Atlantic Salmonfry77,000
May 2024Atlantic Salmonyearling28,793
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable1,710
May 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable1,710
Apr 2024Atlantic Salmonfry27,099
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable9,350
Apr 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable1,250
Jun 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable1,800
56 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2023Atlantic Salmonfry104,987
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable1,710
May 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable1,710
Apr 2023Atlantic Salmonfry29,043
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable9,320
Apr 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable600
Mar 2023Rainbow Troutfry710
Jun 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable1,710
May 2022Atlantic Salmonfry82,000
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable2,870
May 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable1,710
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable7,760
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable710
Nov 2021Rainbow Troutyearling4,980
Jun 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable1,670
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable5,480
May 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable1,540
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable4,140
Apr 2021Brown Troutyearling1,550
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable1,240
Jun 2020Brown Troutfingerling15,970
May 2020Brown Troutcatchable400
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,420
Apr 2020Brown Troutyearling6,330
Apr 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable1,405
Apr 2020Rainbow Troutyearling4,390
Mar 2020Atlantic Salmonyearling45,000
Mar 2020Brown Troutyearling1,000
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable600
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutyearling300
May 2019Atlantic Salmonfingerling72,565
May 2019Atlantic Salmonfry84,000
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,420
May 2019Brown Troutyearling2,820
May 2019Rainbow Troutcatchable300
May 2019Rainbow Troutyearling3,800
Apr 2019Atlantic Salmonyearling12,730
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling7,620
Apr 2019Rainbow Troutyearling2,450
Jun 2018Brown Troutcatchable400
Jun 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable800
May 2018Atlantic Salmonfry37,500
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,420
May 2018Brown Troutyearling9,260
May 2018Rainbow Troutcatchable3,310
Apr 2018Rainbow Troutyearling1,780
Mar 2018Atlantic Salmonyearling45,000
Mar 2018Rainbow Troutyearling350
Oct 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable250
Oct 2017Rainbow Troutyearling800
May 2017Atlantic Salmonfry126,000
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,720
May 2017Brown Troutyearling1,690
May 2017Rainbow Troutcatchable4,550
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling7,100
Apr 2017Rainbow Troutyearling2,450

Plus 19 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

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

Access along the river

  1. End near Coreys
  2. mi 44Saranac River fishing access (Silver Lake Road)Shore
  3. mi 46Saranac River fishing access (Silver Lake Road)Shore
  4. mi 48Saranac River fishing access (State Route 3)Shore
  5. mi 74Saranac River at Plattsburgh NYFlow gauge
  6. End near Plattsburgh
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Saranac River fishing access (Silver Lake Road)
    Silver Lake Road · near Black Brook
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Saranac River fishing access (Silver Lake Road)
    Silver Lake Road · near Black Brook
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore
  • Saranac River fishing access (State Route 3)
    State Route 3 · near Saranac
    ParkingStocked: brown trout, rainbow trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Saranac 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.

Saranac River fishing FAQ

What fish are in Saranac River?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 9 species for Saranac River: Atlantic salmon, black crappie, brown trout, largemouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and walleye, plus 1 more in the table above.

When was Saranac River last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Saranac River in June 2025 with brown trout and rainbow trout. Our data has 195 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Saranac River?

The agency lists 3 shoreline access sites for Saranac River. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Saranac River?

Yes. USGS gauge 04273500 (Saranac River at Plattsburgh NY) measures flow on Saranac River. Its median daily flow runs from about 433 cfs in September to 1,945 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

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