18 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Albany, nearest first. The closest is Esopus Creek, about 1 hr 30 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Albany.
Rainbow troutWild rainbows, browns, native brook trout in the headwatersBig Indian to Phoenicia and Mount Tremper, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 1 hr 30 min from Albany · 108 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutStocked and holdover browns, rainbows; smallmouth bassFalls Village to Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 1.25 hr
About 1 hr 50 min from Albany · 118 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbows, brook troutRiverton, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 40 min
About 1 hr 50 min from Albany · 122 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutCharlemont, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr 15 min
About 2 hr from Albany · 103 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild browns; brook trout and browns above the reservoirClaryville and Neversink to Bridgeville, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 2 hr 10 min from Albany · 163 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, wild brook troutBelchertown and Ware, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr
About 2 hr 20 min from Albany · 163 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutRoscoe, Catskills, New York · USA
Fly into EWR, 2–2.5 hr
About 2 hr 20 min from Albany · 189 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild brook and brown troutStokes State Forest to Walpack, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1.5 hr
About 2 hr 40 min from Albany · 206 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild brown and rainbow troutHancock, New York / Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into EWR, 2.5 hr
About 2 hr 40 min from Albany · 217 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutWilmington, Adirondacks, New York · USA
Fly into ALB, 2.25–2.5 hr
About 3 hr from Albany · 220 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
SteelheadSteelhead, chinook and coho salmon, lake-run brownsPulaski, New York · USA
Fly into SYR, 45 min
About 3 hr 20 min from Albany · 246 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild browns and brookiesHackettstown to Bloomsbury, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1 hr
About 3 hr 30 min from Albany · 279 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, holdovers, some wild browns and brook troutCalifon and Ken Lockwood Gorge to High Bridge, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1 hr
About 3 hr 40 min from Albany · 285 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbowsWhite Haven to Jim Thorpe and Walnutport, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 45 min
About 4 hr from Albany · 308 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild browns, stocked browns and rainbowsAllentown, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 15 min
About 4 hr 20 min from Albany · 346 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Striped bassStriped bass, bluefish, false albacoreBrewster, Chatham, Monomoy · USA
Fly into BOS, 1.5–2 hr
About 5 hr from Albany · 395 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutStocked and holdover browns, rainbowsBlue Marsh Lake to Reading, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 45 min
About 5 hr from Albany · 397 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Striped bassStriped bass, false albacore, bluefish, bonitoFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.