Clinton County Ice Fishing

The table below lists the lakes and ponds in Clinton County that are open to ice fishing. Please note that some waters are privately owned and it is the angler's responsibility to obtain the necessary permissions before fishing these waters.

Ice Fishing Seasons:

November 15 - April 30 - for those species in the General Angling Regulations for which there is no closed season or no minimum length.
November 15 - March 15 - for northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskellunge and walleye.

Three (3) hand lines and five (5) tip-ups may be used, except if noted in the Clinton County Special Fishing Regulations. All tip-ups must be marked with the name and address of the operator; the operator must be present when lines (either tip-ups or hand lines) are in the water. Ice shanties must be marked on the outside with the owner's name and address in letters at least three inches high. Shanties must be removed from all waters by March 15.

Clinton County Waters With Ice Fishing
Water	Town	Ownership	Species	Regulations
Lake Alice	Chazy	Public	Pks	Special Angling Regualtions apply
Chateaugay Lake, Upper	Dannemora	Public/Private	LT, RT, LLS, S, YP, NP
Chazy Lake	Dannemora	Public/Private	LT, RT, LLS, YP, S, Pks, NP
Duncan Pond	Beekmantown	Private	No data
Fern Lake	Black Brook	Private	NP, RB, Pks, BC, WAE
Lake Champlain	See Special Fishing Regulations for Lake Champlain
Lily Pond	Ausable	Unknown	No data	Special Angling Regulations apply
Little Slush Pond	Black Brook	Private	No data
Silver Lake	Black Brook	Public/Private	NP, YP, RB
Union Falls Flow	Black Brook	Public/Private	WAE, NP, YP, RB, Pks
Woodruff Pond	Plattsburgh	Unknown	No data

All Clinton County waters except Cumberland Bay on Lake Champlain: yellow perch and sunfish - all year; any size; any number, where ice fishing is permitted.

Fish Species Key

BC - Black crappie
LLS - Landlocked salmon
LT - Lake trout
NP - Northern pike
Pks - Pumpkinseed
RB - Rock bass
RT - Rainbow trout
S - Smelt
WAE - Walleye
YP - Yellow perch