18 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of New York City, nearest first. The closest is South Branch Raritan River, about 1 hr 20 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Delaware.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown New York City.
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 1 hr 20 min from New York City · 86 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 1 hr 30 min from New York City · 104 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 1 hr 40 min from New York City · 101 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 2 hr from New York City · 146 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 2 hr 30 min from New York City · 177 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 30 min from New York City · 179 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 2 hr 30 min from New York City · 170 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 30 min from New York City · 194 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
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 2 hr 40 min from New York City · 192 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 2 hr 40 min from New York City · 198 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 2 hr 50 min from New York City · 194 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 3 hr 10 min from New York City · 233 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Striped bassStriped bass, false albacore, bluefish, bonitoLong Island, New York · USA
Fly into ISP, 1.5 hr
About 3 hr 10 min from New York City · 199 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 4 hr from New York City · 264 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 4 hr 20 min from New York City · 314 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild brown trout, rainbows, brook troutSpring Creek, Penns Creek, Little Juniata · USA
Fly into MDT, 1.5 hr
About 4 hr 50 min from New York City · 373 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 5 hr 50 min from New York City · 459 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 6 hr from New York City · 464 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.