Warren County Ice Fishing

The table below lists the lakes and ponds in Warren 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.

Warren County Waters With Ice Fishing
Water	Town	Ownership	Species
Andrew Pond	Chester	Public/Private	C.Pkl, YP
Bear Pond	Queensbury	Private	C.Pkl, YP
Beaver Pond	Horicon	Public/Private	Pks, YP
Bird Pond	Chester	Private	YP
Brant Lake	Horicon	Public/Private	Pks, Bgs, YP, BT, C.Pkl, RT
Brant Lake Mill Pond	Horicon	Public	Pks, Bgs, YP, BT, C.Pkl, RT
Brindle Pond	Horicon	Public	Unknown
Burnt Pond	Horicon	Private	YP, Pks, NP
Carter Pond	Chester	Private	Pks
Cod Pond	Thurman	Public	C.Pkl
Cunningham Pond	Chester	Public/Private	Unknown
Dippikill Pond	Thurman	Private	BC, Pks
Echo Lake	Warrensburg	Public/Private	YP
Edgecomb Pond (Town of Bolton water supply)	Bolton	Public	YP
Eli Pond	Chester	Private	YP
Faxon's Pond	Chester	Private	NP
Fish Pond, Lower	Johnsburg	Public	C.Pkl
Forest Lake	Warrensburg	Private	Pks
Forest Lake	Luzerne	Public	C.Pkl, YP, Bgs, Pks, NP
Friends Lake	Chester	Private	NP, Pks, Bgs, YP, WAE
Garnet Lake	Thurman	Public/Private	C.Pkl, YP, Pks
Glen Lake	Queensbury	Private	YP, Pks, C.Pkl, WAE
Harrisburg Lake	Stony Creek	Public/Private	Pks, C.Pkl
Hudson River	Chester/Johnsburg	Public	LMB, SMB, NP
Kelm Pond	Warrensburg	North Creek	Pks
Lake George	Hague/ Bolton/ Lake George/ Queensbury	Public/Private	LT, LLS, RT, BT, NP, C.Pkl, BC, YP, Bgs, Pks
Lake Luzerne	Luzerne	Public/Private	YP, Pks, C.Pkl, RT, NP
Little Pond	Thurman	Private	Pks
Loon Lake	Chester	Public/Private	Pks, YP, NP
Mud Pond	Thurman	Private	NP, YP, Pks
North Pond	Hague	Private	C.Pkl
Number Nine Pond	Thurman	Private	C.Pkl, YP, Pks
Round Pond	Thurman	Public	NP, YP, Pks, C.Pkl
Rush Pond	Queensbury	Private	YP, Pks, C.Pkl
Schroon Lake	Horicon	Public/Private	LT, LLS, NP, C.Pkl, YP, Pks, S
Sherman Pond	Horicon/Bolton	Private	Pks, YP, Bgs, NP
Smith Pond	Horicon	Private	YP, C.Pkl, Pks, NP
Sunnyside Pond	Queensbury	Private	YP, Pks, WAE, NP
Swede Pond	Hague	Private	C.Pkl, YP, Pks
Trout Lake	Bolton	Public/Private	C.Pkl, Pks, YP, RT
Valentine Pond	Horicon	Private	Pks, YP, C.Pkl
Warner Pond (Echo Lake)	Chester	Private	YP, Pks

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

All Warren County waters: Pickerel - 1st Saturday in May - March 15, any size, limit of 5

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
RB - Rock bass
RT - Rainbow trout
S - Smelt
SMB - Smallmouth bass
Spk - Splake
T.Musky - Tiger muskellunge
WAE - Walleye
YP - Yellow perch

Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Warren County
Water	Species	Season	Length	Limit	Method
Brant Lake, Brant L. Mill Pond, Brant L. Outlet, Hudson River, Lake Luzerne, Trout Lake	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
Glen Lake	Trout	Apr 1-Oct 15	Any	5	Ice fishing permitted
Hudson River from Thurman Bridge upstream	LMB,SMB	All year	Any	5	Ice fishing permitted
Schroon Lake	YP, Sunfish	All year	Any	Any number	Ice fishing permitted
Schroon Lake, Schroon River from Schroon Lake downstream to Starbuckville Dam	LT	All year	18"	2	Ice fishing permitted
	LLS	All year	15"	3
	Trout	All year	Any	5
Schroon River from Starbuckville Dam downstream	LT	All year	Any	3	Ice fishing permitted
	LLS	All year	Any	3
	Trout	All year	Any	5
	LMB,SMB	Catch and Release from Dec 1 - Friday preceding 3rd Sat in June	10"	5

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

Additional Ice Fishing Special Regulations for Warren County

For Lake George, use of live bait is permitted. However, possession or use of smelt as bait is prohibited.