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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
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 and tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish Trout All year Any size 5 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
Lake George and tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish Lake trout All year 23" 2 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
Lake George and tributaries upstream to first barrier impassable by fish Landlocked salmon All year 18" 2 Ice fishing permitted; Use or possession of smelt prohibited
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.