The Little Ausable River runs north through Keene and Keene Valley — a cold, fast stream braided with riffles and pocket pools that cuts through the eastern High Peaks corridor before joining the main branch of the Ausable near Jay. It parallels NY-73 for much of its length, visible from the road in flashes but rarely accessed in any organized way — no marked pull-offs, no formal fishing access points, just the kind of water you stop for if you know what you're looking at. Brook trout hold in the deeper runs under cut banks and below bridge pilings; the fishing is technical, brushy, and often overlooked in favor of the bigger rivers downstream. Local anglers fish it in spring and fall when the main stem runs crowded or warm.
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