Fishing Spots in Hamilton County
Region 5 Fisheries
The table below is a list of brook trout waters in this county. The accompanying map is to help locate Towns listed in the table.
Note that some waters have prohibitions on the use or possession of bait fish. These waters are denoted with an asterisk. Unwanted introductions of minnows/bait fish are a primary factor in the decline of brook trout fisheries, please adhere to these regulations where applicable.
Please note that Special Regulations apply to some of the brook trout waters. These waters have links to the Hamilton County Special Regulations page. The following rules apply unless Special Regulations note otherwise:
- Trout Season is April 1 - October 15
- Any Size
- Daily Limit is 5 Trout plus 5 Brook Trout less than 8 inches
* - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.
Brook Trout Waters in Hamilton County Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Ale Pond * Morehouse Piseco Lake Amos Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Barker Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Bear Lake * Morehouse Piseco Lake Bear Pond * Arietta Raquette Lake Beaverdam Pond Morehouse Ohio Benedict Creek Inlet West Canada Lake Bennett Lake * Hope Harrisburg Big Rock Lake * Morehouse Piseco Lake Bochen Lake * Morehouse Ohio Brown Lake * Arietta Gloversville Buckhorn Ponds * Wells Thirteenth Lake Bug Lake * Inlet Raquette Lake Bullhead Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Canary Pond * Benson Lake Pleasant Carry Pond * Lake Pleasant Indian Lake Cascade Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Cat Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Cedar Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Center Pond * Indian Lake Thirteenth Lake Christian Lake * Arietta Piseco Lake Chub Pond * Long Lake Big Moose Clear Pond * Indian Lake Thirteenth Lake Cold Stream Arietta Lake Pleasant Cooney Lake (Lost Lake) * Arietta Lake Pleasant Cranberry Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Crotched Pond * Indian Lake Indian Lake Deer Pond * Arietta Piseco Lake Dewitt Pond * Arietta West Canada Lake Dunning Brook Wells Lake Pleasant Eagle Nest Pond * Inlet Raquette Lake First Lake (Essex Chain) * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Forked Lake Arietta/Long Lake Raquette Lake Franks Pond Arietta Piseco Lake G Lake * Arietta Piseco Lake Grant Lake * Benson Lake Pleasant Grassy Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Hatchery Brook Lake Pleasant Indian Lake Haymarsh Pond(s) * Long Lake Raquette Lake High Pond * Long Lake Raquette Lake High Rock Pond * Inlet Raquette Lake Icehouse Pond * Inlet West Canada Lake Iron Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Jennings Park Pond * Long Lake Long Lake Jessup River Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Jockeybush Lake * Arietta Piseco Lake John Mack Pond * Indian Lake Lake Pleasant Johns Pond * Indian Lake Thirteenth Lake Kings Pond * Arietta West Canada Lake Little Chain Pond * Morehouse West Canada Lake Little Moose Pond * Arietta West Canada Lake Little Rock Lake * Morehouse Piseco Lake Little Tupper Lake * Long Lake Tupper Lake Long Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Lost Ponds * Inlet West Canada Lake Lower Sargent Pond * Arietta/Long Lake Raquette Lake McCombs Pond Wells Thirteenth Lake Metcalf Lake * Morehouse Piseco Lake Middle Sargent Pond * Arietta Raquette Lake Mosquito Pond * Long Lake Long Lake Mud Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Mud Lake * Wells Lake Pleasant Murphy Lake * Hope Harrisburg Northrup Lake * Morehouse West Canada Lake North Upper Pine Pond * Wells Indian Lake Otter Brook Morehouse West Canada Lake Otter Lake * Arietta Lake Pleasant Owl Pond * Arietta Lake Pleasant Owlshead Pond * Long Lake Raquette Lake Panther Mountain Pond * Lake Pleasant Indian Lake Pea Pond * Morehouse West Canada Lake Pillsbury Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Pine Lake * Indian Lake Newcomb Pine Mountain Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Poor Lake * Morehouse West Canada Lake Prier Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Puddle Hole * Arietta West Canada Lake Queer Lake * Long Lake Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake Red Louse Lake * Arietta Piseco Lake Rock Lake * Benson Lake Pleasant Rock Pond * Long Lake Raquette Lake Ross Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Round Lake * Long Lake Tupper Lake S. Br. West Canada Creek Morehouse Ohio Sacandaga River Wells Indian Lake Sampson Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Shallow Lake * Long Lake Raquette Lake Slim Pond * Arietta Raquette Lake Split Rock Lake * Morehouse Piseco Lake South Pond * Wells Thirteenth Lake South Twin Pond * Arietta Piseco Lake South Upper Pine Pond * Wells Indian Lake Spruce Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Squaw Lake * Morehouse West Canada Lake Squirrel Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Stephens Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Sumner Stream Inlet/Arietta West Canada Lake Tirrell Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Unknown Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Upper Haymarsh Ponds * Long Lake Raquette Lake Upper Helms Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain W. Br. Sacandaga River Wells Indian Lake Wakely Pond Lake Pleasant Indian Lake West Canada Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake West Creek Lake Morehouse Piseco Lake West Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Whitney Lake * Arietta West Canada Lake Wilson Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Top Fishing Waters
The tables below list the top fishing waters in Hamilton County for species other than brook trout. These tables are meant to display only quality fishing opportunities, not to be a comprehensive list like the brook trout table. These waters can be seen graphically on the Top Fishing Waters Map.
Please note that Special Regulations apply to some of the top fishing waters. These waters have links to the Hamilton County Special Regulations page.
Top Fishing Waters for Brown Trout Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Indian Lake Indian Lake Indian Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Middle Lake * Hope Harrisburg Sacandaga Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Sprague Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain Stephens Pond * Indian Lake Blue Mountain * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.
Top Fishing Waters for Rainbow Trout Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Bullhead Pond * Indian Lake Newcomb Eighth Lake Inlet Raquette Lake Lake Eaton Long Lake Blue Mountain Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Sacandaga Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Seventh Lake Inlet Old Forge/ Raquette Lake/ West Canada Lake * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.
Top Fishing Waters for Lake Trout Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Blue Mt. Lake Indian Lake Blue Mountain Eighth Lake Inlet Raquette Lake Indian Lake Indian Lake Indian Lake Lake Eaton Long Lake Blue Mountain Lake Lila * Long Lake Tupper Lake/ Cranberry Lake/ Big Moose/ Raquette Lake Piseco Lake Arietta Piseco Lake Raquette Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.
Top Fishing Waters for Splake Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Limekiln Lake Inlet Old Forge Top Fishing Waters for Landlocked Salmon Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Blue Mt. Lake Indian Lake Blue Mountain Eighth Lake Inlet Raquette Lake Lake Eaton Long Lake Blue Mountain Piseco Lake Arietta Piseco Lake In Hamilton County - NO catch and release bass fishing (smallmouth and largemouth) is allowed during the closed season for bass.Top Fishing Waters for Smallmouth Bass Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Blue Mt. Lake Indian Lake Blue Mountain Eighth Lake Inlet Raquette Lake Forked Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake Indian Lake Indian Lake Indian Lake Lake Eaton Long Lake Blue Mountain Lake Lila * Long Lake Tupper Lake/ Cranberry Lake/ Big Moose/ Raquette Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Long Lake Long Lake Long Lake/Blue Mountain Piseco Lake Arietta Piseco Lake Raquette Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake Round Pond * Long Lake Long Lake Sacandaga Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Seventh Lake Inlet Old Forge/ Raquette Lake/ West Canada Lake * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.
Top Fishing Waters for Largemouth Bass Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Forked Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake Lake Durant Indian Lake Blue Mountain Long Lake Long Lake Long Lake/ Blue Mountain Mason Lake Lake Pleasant Indian Lake Oxbow Lake Lake Pleasant/ Arietta Lake Pleasant Raquette Lake Long Lake Raquette Lake Top Fishing Waters for Tiger Muskellunge Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Lake Durant Indian Lake Blue Mountain Top Fishing Waters for Northern Pike Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Fourth Lake Inlet Big Moose Long Lake Long Lake Long Lake/ Blue Mountain Top Fishing Waters for Pickerel Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Good Luck Lake Arietta Lassellsville Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Oxbow Lake Lake Pleasant/ Arietta Lake Pleasant Piseco Lake Arietta Piseco Lake Sacandaga Lake Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Top Fishing Waters for Walleye Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name Great Sacandaga Lake Benson Harrisburg Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant Lake Pleasant -
