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New York stocking report

West Branch

Town: North Elba 2 records Last reported: April 2025

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at West Branch was in April 2025: 67 Brown Trout (11 in).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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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.

County
Essex
Town
North Elba
Species on record
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Records
2 records
Official source
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation report

Location map

West Branch location context

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Stocking history

2 records from April 2025 to April 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 2 records
2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeSource
April 2025 reported Brown Trout6711 in NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
April 2025 reported Rainbow Trout5011 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.

Grouped by county and sorted by latest record, not by driving distance. Confirm access for each water.

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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