Salmon River
NYSDEC reported 25,020 trout stocked in Salmon River (Franklin County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is June 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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Salmon River in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 25,020
- yearly average, 2015–2024
- 30,160
- years stocked since 2011
- 15
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals, and the spring plan DEC published for this water. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| When (DEC wording) | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| April - second week 2026 | Rainbow trout | 5,800 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - second week 2026 | Brown trout | 4,620 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout | 3,840 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout | 3,840 | 9– 10 inches |
| May - second week 2026 | Rainbow trout | 3,760 | 9– 10 inches |
| April - second week 2026 | Rainbow trout | 650 | 12–14 inches |
| April - second week 2026 | Brown trout | 560 | 12–15 inches |
| April - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout | 470 | 12–15 inches |
| May - fourth week 2026 | Brown trout | 470 | 12–15 inches |
| May - second week 2026 | Rainbow trout | 420 | 12–14 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Rainbow trout | 400 | 3 | 13–13.3 in |
| June | Brown trout | 400 | 3 | 13–13.6 in |
| May | Rainbow trout | 4,210 | 6 | 10.4–12.4 in |
| May | Brown trout | 4,210 | 6 | 8.6–13.6 in |
| April | Brown trout | 9,300 | 8 | 8.1–13.2 in |
| April | Rainbow trout | 6,500 | 8 | 9.3–12 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | Brook trout | 2,300 | 3 | 6.5 in |
| May | Rainbow trout | 5,960 | 10 | 9.2–12 in |
| May | Brown trout | 4,030 | 6 | 9.6–13.4 in |
| April | Brown trout | 8,900 | 8 | 9.4–13.1 in |
| April | Rainbow trout | 6,180 | 8 | 9.2–11.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Rainbow trout | 1,610 | 3 | 10.8 in |
| May | Brown trout | 3,850 | 5 | 9.7–13.6 in |
| May | Rainbow trout | 4,010 | 6 | 9.1–12.1 in |
| April | Brown trout | 9,020 | 9 | 9–13.6 in |
| April | Brook trout | 1,970 | 1 | 9 in |
| April | Rainbow trout | 4,230 | 7 | 9.2–12.2 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,020 |
| 2024 | 27,370 |
| 2023 | 24,690 |
| 2022 | 23,150 |
| 2021 | 32,780 |
| 2020 | 59,145 |
| 2019 | 27,740 |
| 2018 | 26,220 |
| 2017 | 26,580 |
| 2016 | 27,270 |
| 2015 | 26,660 |
| 2014 | 29,825 |
| 2013 | 29,290 |
| 2012 | 32,570 |
| 2011 | 31,100 |
Trout stocked each year
DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 279,455 | 62% |
| Rainbow trout | 165,685 | 37% |
| Brook trout | 4,270 | 1% |
No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.
Also in Franklin County: Chateaugay River.
Source: DEC fish stocking lists (actual), data.ny.gov and the DEC spring trout stocking plan, data.ny.gov, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.