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/
TiconderogaPublic/Private BT, WF, YP, Pks Flemming Pond Crown Point Private NP, YP, Pks Franklin Falls Flow Franklin Public/Private NP, WAE, RB,
YP, PksHammond 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/
MinervaPublic/Private LMB, SMB, NP Johnson Pond Schroon/
North HudsonPrivate 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, PksLetson 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. ArmandPublic/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, PksPyramid Pond Schroon Public/Private YP, Pks Round Pond Moriah Public YP, Pks Schroon Lake Schroon Public LT, LLS, YP, S,
C.Pkl, BCSherman 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 PondLT Apr 1-Oct 15 15" 3 Tip-ups
prohibitedEagle Lake,
Connery PondTrout* All year Any 5 Ice fishing
permittedLake George LT All year 23" 2 Ice fishing
permittedLLS 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
permittedSchroon Lake,
Schroon River
(from Schroon Lake
upstream to
Alder Meadow Road)LT All year 18" 2 Ice fishing
permittedLLS 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
permittedParadox Lake Trout All year Any 5 Ice fishing
permittedLT All year 21" 3 C.Pkl All year Any Any number Franklin Falls Flow,
Harris LakeWAE 1st Sat in
May-Mar 1518" 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 PondFishing Prohibited
Oct 16 - Mar 31Lake George Use of live bait permitted.
Possession or use of smelt
as bait is prohibited.Berrymill Pond,
Big Pond, Bumbo Pond,
Crane Pond, North PondUse or possession of
baitfish is prohibited -


