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Essex County Ice Fishing

The table below lists the lakes and ponds in Essex 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.

    Two (2) hand lines and five (5) tip-ups may be used, except if noted in the Special Regulations section. 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.

    Note: Special regulations apply to waters with links.

    Essex County Waters With Ice Fishing
    Water Town Ownership Species
    Bartlett Pond Moriah Public T. Musky, Pks
    Berrymill Pond Ticonderoga Public NP, YP, Pks
    Big Pond Schroon Public NP, RBS
    Bullet Pond Schroon Private YP
    Bumbo Pond Schroon Public NP, YP, Pks
    Butternut Pond Chesterfield Private NP, YP, Bgs
    Connery Pond North Elba Public Spk, BT
    Crane Pond Schroon Public LT, NP, YP
    Crowfoot Pond Moriah Public/Private YP
    Dudley Pond Crown Point Private NP, YP
    Eagle Lake Crown Point/
    Ticonderoga    		 Public/Private BT, WF, YP, Pks
    Flemming Pond Crown Point Private NP, YP, Pks
    Franklin Falls Flow Franklin Public/Private NP, WAE, RB,
    YP, Pks
    Hammond Pond North Hudson Public NP, YP
    Harris Lake Newcomb Public NP, YP, WAE
    Horseshoe Pond
    (off Horseshoe
    Pond Road)    		 Schroon Public/Private YP, Pks
    Hudson River Newcomb/
    Minerva    		 Public/Private LMB, SMB, NP
    Johnson Pond Schroon/
    North Hudson    		 Private NP, YP, Pks
    Lake Champlain See Lake Champlain link at top of page
    Lake Flower North Elba Private NP, YP, Pks
    Lake George Ticonderoga Public/Private LT, LLS, RT, BT, NP,
    C.Pkl, BC,
    YP, Bgs, Pks
    Letson Pond Schroon Private C.Pkl
    Lincoln Pond Elizabethtown Public/Private T. Musky, YP, Pks
    Long Pond Willsboro Private NP, Pks, BC, YP
    Malone (Russett) Pond Elizabethtown Public/Private C.Pkl
    Mill Pond Elizabethtown Public NP, YP, Pks, BC
    Minerva Lake Minerva Private NP, YP, Pks
    Moody Pond North Elba/
    St. Armand    		 Public/Private BC, NP, Pks, RB, YP
    Moriah Pond Moriah Public YP
    Moxham Pond Minerva Private NP, Pks
    Mud Pond
    (1/2 mile W of
    Penfield Pond)    		 Crown Point Private YP
    Muller Pond Schroon Public/Private YP, Pks
    Newport Pond Moriah Private NP, YP, Pks
    North Pond Schroon Public Pks, NP
    Oseetah Lake North Elba Public/Private NP, YP, Pks
    Overshot Pond Crown Point Private YP
    Paradox Lake Schroon Public LT, RT, YP, Pks
    Parch Pond Moriah Private YP
    Peaked Hill Pond Schroon Public YP, Pks
    Pine Pond Moriah Public NP
    Putnam Pond Ticonderoga Public YP, NP, T.
    Musky    , Pks
    Pyramid Pond Schroon Public/Private YP, Pks
    Round Pond Moriah Public YP, Pks
    Schroon Lake Schroon Public LT, LLS, YP, S,
    C.Pkl, BC
    Sherman Lake Crown Point Public C.Pkl, Pks
    Smith Pond Moriah Private NP?
    Smokey (Murrey) Pond Elizabethtown Public NP, YP
    Thurman Pond Schroon Private NP, YP, Pks
    Turtle Pond North Elba Public/Private YP, Pks
    Wilcox Pond Schroon Private Pks
    Wolf Pond North Elba Private YP
    Woodruff Pond Newcomb Private NP, YP, Pks
    Worcester Pond Ticonderoga Private NP, YP, Pks

    All Essex County waters except Lake George: yellow perch and sunfish - all year; any size; any number.

    The use, or possession for use, of alewife and blueback herring as baitfish is prohibited in all Essex County waters.

    Fish Species Key

    • BC - Black crappie
    • Bgs - Bluegill
    • BT - Brown trout
    • C.Pkl - Chain pickerel
    • LLS - Landlocked salmon
    • LMB - Largemouth bass
    • LT - Lake trout
    • NP - Northern pike
    • Pks - Pumpkinseed
    • RBS - Redbreast sunfish
    • RB - Rock bass
    • RT - Rainbow trout
    • S - Smelt
    • SMB - Smallmouth bass
    • Spk - Splake
    • T. Musky - Tiger muskellunge
    • WAE - Walleye
    • WF - Lake whitefish
    • YP - Yellow perch
    Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Essex County
    Water Species Season Length Limit Method
    Bigsby Pond,
    Copperas Pond    		 LT Apr 1-Oct 15 15" 3 Tip-ups
    prohibited
    Eagle Lake,
    Connery Pond    		 Trout* All year Any 5 Ice fishing
    permitted
    Lake George LT All year 23" 2 Ice fishing
    permitted
    LLS All year 18" 2
    Trout All year Any 5
    YP All year Any 50
    Bgs,Pks All year Any 50
    Hudson River Trout All year Any 5 Ice fishing
    permitted
    Schroon Lake,
    Schroon River
    (from Schroon Lake
    upstream to
    Alder Meadow Road)    		 LT All year 18" 2 Ice fishing
    permitted
    LLS All year 15" 3
    Trout All year Any 5
    C.Pkl All year Any Any number
    Crane Pond LT All year 15" 3 Ice fishing
    permitted
    Paradox Lake Trout All year Any 5 Ice fishing
    permitted
    LT All year 21" 3
    C.Pkl All year Any Any number
    Franklin Falls Flow,
    Harris Lake    		 WAE 1st Sat in
    May-Mar 15    		 18" 3 Ice fishing
    permitted

    *Trout = brook, brown and rainbow; and hybrids of these species; and splake

    Additional Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Essex County
    Water Special Regulations
    Bigsby Pond,
    Copperas Pond    		 Fishing Prohibited
    Oct 16 - Mar 31
    Lake George Use of live bait permitted.
    Possession or use of smelt
    as bait is prohibited.
    Berrymill Pond,
    Big Pond, Bumbo Pond,
    Crane Pond, North Pond    		 Use or possession of
    baitfish is prohibited