Ausable Fly Fishing

Cast a line into the legendary West Branch of the Ausable River, with some of the best fly fishing in North America!

Fly Fishing on the Ausable

...a river rife with fishing legends, the home of numerous trout: a stream wildly fascinating, capable giving you both a grand time and a miserable one: a stream possessing a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde temperament and a character strong enough to spread its fame from one corner of our country to the other.

Ray Bergman, TROUT

The legendary West Branch of the Ausable River, located in the Adirondack's majestic High Peaks, tumbles and flows, twists and turns through one of the most pristine and scenic regions in the East.

Brook Trout - New York's Official State Fish

There is probably no river in America that offers such diversity to the visiting angler. With miles of pocket water, vast stretches of slow moving water, deep pools and long channels, the West Branch provides opportunities for anglers unequaled anywhere.

Rainbow Trout

Unique to the East, the famed West Branch of the Ausable River remains legendary for its abundant hatches of Caddis, Mayflies and Stoneflies.

Brown Trout

Read more from the article "Trout of New York" by Russell McCullough and Eileen C. Stegemann courtesy of the New York State DEC website.

6 1/2 miles of the West Branch Ausable River are dedicated as year-round catch-n-release artificial lures-only water.

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