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Special Fishing Regulations for Warren County

  • This is a list of exceptions to the General Angling Regulations of New York's Freshwater Fishing Regulations.
  • Trout waters where ice fishing is permitted are identified here.
  • Where regulations appear in the Method column, they pertain to all fishing in the listed water.
Special Fishing Regulations for Waters in Warren County
Water Species Open Season Minimum Length Daily Limit Method
All waters- use or possession of alewife or blueback herring as bait is prohibited
All waters Pickerel 1st Sat. in May-March 15 Any size 5
All waters except those listed below Trout April 1-Oct 15 Any size 5 plus 5 brook trout under 8"
Brant Lake, Brant Lake Mill Pond, Brant Lake Outlet, Hudson River, Lake Luzerne, Trout Lake Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted
Lake George Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
Lake George Lake trout All year 23" 2 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
Lake George Landlocked salmon All year 18" 2 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
Lake George tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish Fishing prohibited Oct 1 though March 31; from April 1 through May 15 no fishing between 10 pm and 5 am
Lake George tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish Landlocked salmon 18" 2
Glen Lake Trout April 1-Oct 15 Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted
Hour Pond, Jabe Pond, Little Jabe Pond, Peaked Mountain Pond, and their tributaries Trout April 1-Oct 15 12" 3 Artificial lures only
Lily Pond, Pack Forest Lake black bass 3rd Saturday in June - November 30 10" 5
Schroon Lake Yellow perch; sunfish All year Any size Any number Ice fishing permitted
Schroon Lake, Schroon River from Schroon Lake downstream to Starbuckville Dam Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted
Schroon Lake, Schroon River from Schroon Lake downstream to Starbuckville Dam Lake trout All year 18" 2 Ice fishing permitted
Schroon Lake, Schroon River from Schroon Lake downstream to Starbuckville Dam Landlocked salmon All year 15" 3 Ice fishing permitted
Schroon River from Starbuckville Dam downstream Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted
Schroon River from Starbuckville Dam downstream Lake trout All year Any size 3 Ice fishing permitted
Schroon River from Starbuckville Dam downstream Landlocked salmon All year Any size 3 Ice fishing permitted
Thirteenth Lake and tributaries and outlet downstream to Hudson River Trout April 1-Nov 30 Any size 5 Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
Thirteenth Lake and tributaries and outlet downstream to Hudson River Salmon April 1-Nov 30 15" 3 Use or possession of baitfish prohibited
Palmer Pond Trout April 1-Nov 30 Any size 5 Use or possession of baitfish prohibited

In addition, the use or possession of baitfish is prohibited on all lands, lakes, ponds, and streams of the following geographic areas:
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness and the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, and the following waters:

  • Town of Bolton-Brown Pond
  • Town of Chester-Clear Pond, Palmer Pond
  • Town of Hague-Buttermilk Pond, Jabe Pond, Little Jabe Pond, Racket Ponds, Spectacle Ponds (2)
  • Town of Horicon-Duck Pond, Long Pond, Round Pond
  • Town of Johnsburg-Crane Mountain Pond, Eagle Pond, Kibby Pond
  • Town of Stony Creek-New Lake, Wilcox Lake
  • Town of Thurman-Little Joe Pond, Lixard Pond, Shiras Pond, Un-named Pond (1 mi. northwest of Lixard Pond), Un-named Pond (2 miles east of Kibby Pond)
  • Town of Warrensburg-Gay Pond, Viele Pond.