Saratoga County Ice Fishing
The table below lists the lakes and ponds in Saratoga 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.
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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.
Tip-up means any device used for fishing through the ice that has a signaling device attached, except a bobber or other floating object on the water, that will visually or audibly signal a strike.
Note: Special regulations apply to waters with links.
Saratoga County Waters With Ice Fishing Water Town Ownership Species Ballston Lake Ballston Public/Private YP, NP, Pks Black Pond Corinth Public/Private YP Butterfield Lake Galway Unknown C.Pkl (1955) Carp Pond Greenfield Private Unknown Galway Lake Galway Private WAE, Pks, YP, RB, BC Great Sacandaga Lake Day/ Edinburg Public/Private WAE, NP, YP, C, Pks, BT (occasional), RT, BC Hawkin's Pond Moreau Unknown Pks Hudson River Moreau, Saratoga, Northumberland, Stillwater, Halfmoon, Waterford Public/Private WAE, NP, YP Lake Lonely Ballston Spa Public/Private WAE, NP, Pks, RB, BC Little Round Lake Malta Unknown NP, Pks, Bgs, BC Mechanicville Reservoir Stillwater Unknown NP, YP, Bgs Moreau Lake Moreau Public RT, C.Pkl, Pks, YP Mulleyville Lake Corinth Unknown NP, YP Round Lake Malta Public/Private NP, Pks, Bgs, T.Musky Saratoga Lake Saratoga Springs Public/Private WAE, NP, YP, Bgs, RB, Pks, C.Pkl Stewart's Bridge Hadley Unknown Pks, YP, WAE Woodland Lake Corinth Private Pks, YP All Saratoga County waters, except Mohawk River: Pickerel, 1st Saturday in May - March 15, any size, limit of 5
Fish Species Key
- BC - Black crappie
- Bgs - Bluegill
- BT - Brown trout
- C - Carp
- C.Pkl - Chain pickerel
- NP - Northern pike
- Pks - Pumpkinseed
- RB - Rock bass
- RT - Rainbow trout
- T.Musky - Tiger muskellunge
- WAE - Walleye
- YP - Yellow perch
Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Saratoga County Water Species Season Length Limit Method Hudson River from Warren County line downstream to Washington County line east of Glens Falls Trout* All year Any 5 Ice fishing permitted Great Sacandaga Lake Trout All year Any 5 Ice fishing permitted Moreau Lake Trout All year Any 5 Ice fishing permitted Saratoga Lake Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redbreast) All year Any 15 Ice fishing permitted *Trout = brook, brown and rainbow; and hybrids of these species; and splake
Additional Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Saratoga County Water Special Regulations Hudson River, from Troy Dam upstream to Bakers Falls in the Village of Hudson Falls, and its tributaries in this section to first barrier impassable to fish.
Mohawk River below Rt. 32 bridge.All species, all year: Catch and Release Fishing Only. All fish must be returned to the water immediately. Golden shiner, emerald shiner, common shiner, spottail shiner, banded killifish, fathead minnow, bluntnose minnow, northern redbelly dace, blacknose dace, lognose dace, white sucker, northern hogsucker, creek chub, fallfish, and logperch may be possessed for use as fish bait. Ice fishing permitted. Tip-ups are permitted Kayaderosseras Creek from Saratoga Lake upstream to first R.R. bridge Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of walleye season in May Great Sacandaga Lake tributaries from lake upstream to first highway bridge Fishing prohibited March 16 until the opening of walleye season in May
