12 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Rochester, nearest first. The closest is Salmon River, about 2 hr 20 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Rochester.
SteelheadSteelhead, chinook and coho salmon, lake-run brownsPulaski, New York · USA
Fly into SYR, 45 min
About 2 hr 20 min from Rochester · 152 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
SteelheadSteelhead, lake-run brown troutErie County, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into CLE, 1.5 hr
About 3 hr 40 min from Rochester · 283 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 50 min from Rochester · 289 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 4 hr 30 min from Rochester · 328 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 40 min from Rochester · 363 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
SteelheadSteelhead, lake-run brown troutRocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers, Ohio · USA
Fly into CLE, 20–50 min
About 4 hr 50 min from Rochester · 385 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 5 hr from Rochester · 371 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 5 hr from Rochester · 365 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 5 hr 20 min from Rochester · 368 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 5 hr 30 min from Rochester · 410 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 5 hr 50 min from Rochester · 437 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 5 hr 50 min from Rochester · 430 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.