Adirondack Trout Streams of Northern NY

View fishing reports and locations for the following rivers.

St. Regis River

The St. Regis River headwaters in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties, NY, spawn three main branches of the river, which join and feed the St. Lawrence River. The best trout fishing can be found below the dam in the village of St. Regis Falls on the main branch of the river, and below the dam in Parishville on the West branch of the river.

Salmon River, Malone NY

The Salmon River flows through northern Franklin County, NY. Beginning below the dam in Chasm Falls is an excellent trout fishery, containing many deep pools and plenty of pocket water. There are numerous access points along this stretch, including bridges in Chasm Falls (Titus Mt. road), Whippleville, Malone, and Westville. Stocked annually by the DEC, the river is ideal for holdover fish. 

DEC Public Fishing Rights Maps : Salmon River, Franklin County, NY

Saranac River

The Saranac River headwaters are the Saranac Chain of lakes in the northern Adirondacks, in Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties, New York. It flows northeast and empties into Lake Champlain near the city of Plattsburgh. Below the dam in Saranac Lake, excellent trout fishing for brown and rainbow trout can be had in Bloomingdale and Franklin Falls. The river continues through Union Falls, Clayburg, Saranac and on into Plattsburgh before emptying into Lake Champlain.

Chateaugay River