Adirondack/Lake Champlain
Public Fishing Rights Maps
Public Fishing Rights (PFR's) are permanent easements purchased by the NYSDEC from willing landowners, giving anglers the right to fish and walk along the bank (usually a 33' strip on one or both banks of the stream). For more information on PFR and legally permissible activities on those easements, please see our Public Fishing Rights page.
Most PFR easements are on trout streams. While keeping and eating the fish you catch is part of the fishing experience, many people choose to release their catch. If you release the fish you catch, please review our Catching and Releasing Trout page for tips on reducing the mortality of released trout. Want to know how much that fish you released weighed? Our Use a Ruler to Weigh Your Fish page will help you estimate the weight of your catch.
Below are links to pdf files of the generalized location maps that are intended to aid anglers in finding PFR segments and are not survey quality. Width of displayed PFR is displayed wider than reality to make it more visible on the maps. Please look for official PFR signs to ensure that you are in the right location and have legal access to the stream bank.
Known Regional Didymo Streams
Didymo has been confirmed in the Battenkill River and the Kayderosseras Creek.
Other waters might be infected. Always clean and disinfect your gear prior to fishing and after you leave a fishing spot to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Felt Sole Considerations
DEC encourages anglers to consider alternatives to felt-soled waders such as rubber studded boots. Felt-soles, due to their ability to absorb didymo cells and to stay damp for prolonged periods of time, are a major vector in spreading didymo and require special treatment (prolonged soaking in disinfectant).
Clinton County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
|
Ausable River (PDF) (445 KB) |
Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| North Branch Chazy River (PDF) (791 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| North Branch Saranac River (PDF) (779 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| Salmon River (Clinton County) (PDF) (488 KB) | Brown trout |
| Saranac River (PDF) (919 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| True Brook (PDF) (439 KB) | Brown trout |
Essex County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
|
Ausable River (PDF) (445 KB) |
Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Boquet River (PDF) (770 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| East Branch Ausable River (PDF) (998 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout |
| North Branch Boquet River (PDF) (465 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| Putnam Creek (PDF) (319 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| Schroon River (PDF) (821 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Atantic Salmon |
| Spruce Mill Brook (PDF) (447 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| West Branch Ausable River (PDF) (742 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout |
Franklin County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
| Chateaugay and Marble Rivers (PDF) (776 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout |
| Deer River (PDF) (666 KB) | Brown trout |
| Hatch Brook (PDF) (315 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| Little Salmon River (PDF) (607 KB) | Brown trout |
| North Branch Chazy River (PDF) (791 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| North Branch Saranac River (PDF) (779 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| Salmon River (Franklin County) (PDF) (1024 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Saint Regis River (PDF) (488 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
Fulton County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
| East Canada Creek (PDF) (600 KB) | Brown trout |
Saratoga County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
| Glowegee Creek (PDF) (468 KB) | Brown trout |
| Kayaderosseras Creek (PDF) (968 KB) | Brown trout |
| Snook Kill (PDF) (499 KB) | Brown trout |
Warren County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
| Hudson River (PDF) (310 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Mill Creek (PDF) (629 KB) | Brown trout, Brook trout |
| North Creek (PDF) (342 KB) | Brook trout, Rainbow trout |
Washington County
| Location (Link to PFR Map) |
Species |
|---|---|
| Batten Kill (PDF) (832 KB) | Brown trout |
| Indian River (PDF) (480 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
| Mettawee River (PDF) (806 KB) | Brown trout, Rainbow trout |
