The Saranac River drains the entire northern Adirondack watershed — it begins at Upper Saranac Lake, flows north through the village of Saranac Lake, then bends east through Bloomingdale and Redford before emptying into Lake Champlain near Plattsburgh. The stretch near Keene picks up water from tributaries running off the north slopes of the High Peaks, cold and fast through rock channels that hold native brook trout in the pocket water. Access is scattered — some stretches border private land, others cross under Route 3 or older county roads where you can pull off and fish the runs. Most paddlers skip this upper section in favor of the calmer flatwater downstream, but anglers who know the northeast drainages work these stretches in spring and fall.
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