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Deer River

NY · Lewis

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Lewis County
Last stocked
around May 4, 2026
Species
Brown Trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Brown Trout27209 - 10 inches, 12 -15 inchesaround 05-04-2026

Gear for the fish stocked here

Brown Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.

Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish

Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons

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Likely species (watershed)

Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.