New York stocking report
West Branch Ausable River
Town: Jay 528 records Last reported: May 2025
Last reported stocking
The latest reported stocking at West Branch Ausable River was in May 2025: 120 Brown Trout (13.8 in).
Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.
Source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.
No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.
Location map
West Branch Ausable River location context
West Branch Ausable RiverEssex County only Courtney PondEssex County only Dimmick PondEssex County only Ausable River East BranchEssex County only Ausable River - West BranchEssex County only
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Stocking history
528 records from April 2011 to May 2025. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.
2025 75 records
2024 56 records
2023 54 records
2022 26 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 reported | Brook Trout | 300 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 9.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 280 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 2,020 | 9.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 220 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brook Trout | 700 | 9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 370 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 425 | 15 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 460 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 4,840 | 9.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 12 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2022 reported | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 2,020 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 220 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 2,470 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 270 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 600 | 12 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 280 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 3,280 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 375 | 15 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 12 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Brown Trout | 90 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Rainbow Trout | 125 | 16 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2022 reported | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2021 58 records
2020 27 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 19,270 | 3.7 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 19,280 | 3.7 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 12 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Brook Trout | 125 | 9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Rainbow Trout | 2,040 | 9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 325 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 350 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2020 reported | Rainbow Trout | 275 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 1,800 | 8.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brook Trout | 500 | 7.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 2,000 | 6 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 2,650 | 8.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 480 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 800 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 2,000 | 6 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 4,170 | 8.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 780 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 900 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 925 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2020 reported | Rainbow Trout | 925 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| March 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 1,770 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| March 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 250 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| March 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 1,890 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| March 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 2,500 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| March 2020 reported | Brown Trout | 4,120 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2019 26 records
2018 25 records
2017 29 records
2016 22 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 2,240 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Rainbow Trout | 75 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brook Trout | 700 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 2,410 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 3,100 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 400 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 5,090 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 875 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 2,070 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brook Trout | 280 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brook Trout | 640 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 2,930 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 600 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 4,830 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Rainbow Trout | 500 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2016 reported | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2015 30 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 reported | Brook Trout | 277 | 12.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| September 2015 reported | Brook Trout | 800 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| September 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| September 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 2,230 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 50 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Brook Trout | 600 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 3,080 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 5,050 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 275 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.4 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brook Trout | 310 | 8.25 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 100 | 17 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13.4 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 400 | 13.4 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 800 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 17 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 17 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13.4 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 2,050 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brook Trout | 700 | 9.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 2,400 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 2,910 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 4,790 | 7.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Brown Trout | 800 | 12 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2015 reported | Rainbow Trout | 200 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2014 32 records
2013 23 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 750 | 13.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 1,890 | 8.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Rainbow Trout | 125 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brook Trout | 350 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brook Trout | 400 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brook Trout | 800 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 2,040 | 8.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 2,620 | 8.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 400 | 13.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Rainbow Trout | 125 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 4,290 | 8.9 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Rainbow Trout | 125 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2013 reported | Rainbow Trout | 800 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 1,750 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 2,470 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2013 reported | Brown Trout | 4,070 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2012 23 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 2,310 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brook Trout | 340 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brook Trout | 770 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 2,480 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 3,190 | 8.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 400 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 250 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 5,230 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 225 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 300 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 2,130 | 8.1 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 3,020 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 500 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 150 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 400 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Brown Trout | 4,970 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 100 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2012 reported | Rainbow Trout | 225 | 18 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
2011 22 records
| Date / status | Species | Fish | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 2,200 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2011 reported | Brook Trout | 400 | 10 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 2,370 | 8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 3,050 | 8.8 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| June 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 75 | 19 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 200 | 13.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brook Trout | 330 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brook Trout | 750 | 8.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 300 | 13.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 400 | 13.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 100 | 19 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 100 | 19 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 600 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 4,740 | 8.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 5,000 | 8.5 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 700 | 13.2 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 700 | 14 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| May 2011 reported | Rainbow Trout | 75 | 19 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 2,030 | 8.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| April 2011 reported | Brown Trout | 2,880 | 8.3 in | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.
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Data source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.
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