Fishing Spots In Clinton County

Fishing Locations in Clinton County by Fish Species

The tables below list the fishing waters in Clinton County by fish species. Only the brook trout table offers a comprehensive list of all waters to fish for this species in the county. All other species tables only include the top fishing locations, which can be viewed graphically on the accompanying Top Fishing Waters Map.

Before going fishing, check the Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide for current regulations.

(*) Denotes waters where the use or possession of bait fish is prohibited. Review the Baitfish Regulations for more details. Unwanted introductions of minnows/bait fish are a primary factor in the decline of brook trout fisheries.

Brook Trout Waters in Clinton County
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Black Brook Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest / Wilmington Wild Forest
Blake Brook Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Caldwell Brook Ausable Peru Quadrangle
Little Ausable River Peru Taylor Pond Wild Forest / Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Little Black Brook Black Brook Wilmington Wild Forest Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Mud Pond * Black Brook Lyon Mountain Quadrangle
N. Br. Great Chazy River Altona/Ellenburg/Mooers Churubusco/Mooers Quadrangle
N. Br. Saranac River Black Brook Chazy Highlands Wild Forest / Debar Mountain Wild Forest
Palmer Brook Black Brook Ausable Forks/ Dannemora Quadrangle
Salmon River Black Brook/Peru Terry Mountain State Forest
True Brook Saranac Chazy Highlands / Kushaqua Tract Conservation Easement
Top Fishing Waters for Brown Trout
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Arnold Brook Peru Terry Mountain State Forest
Black Brook Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest / Wilmington Wild Forest
Carew Brook Ellenburg Churubusco Quadrangle
N. Br. Great Chazy River Mooers/Altona/Ellenburg Churubusco/Mooers Quadrangle
N. Br. Saranac River Saranac/Black Book Chazy Highlands Wild Forest / Debar Mountain Wild Forest
Salmon River Peru/Plattsburgh Terry Mountain State Forest
Saranac River Saranac/Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest

Top Fishing Waters for Rainbow Trout
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Ausable River Ausable/Black Brook Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area
N. Br. Great Chazy River Mooers/Altona/Ellenburg Churubusco/Mooers Quadrangle
Saranac River Plattsburgh/Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest

Top Fishing Waters for Lake Trout
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Chazy Lake Dannemora Lyon Mountain Quadrangle
Lake Champlain various Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area / Lake Champlain Islands Complex
Taylor Pond Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Upper Chateaugay Lake Dannemora Chazy Highlands Wild Forest

Top Fishing Waters for Landlocked Salmon
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Lake Champlain various Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area / Lake Champlain Islands Complex
Saranac River Plattsburgh Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Taylor Pond Black Brook Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Upper Chateaugay Lake Dannemora Chazy Highlands Wild Forest

Top Fishing Waters for Smallmouth Bass
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Chazy Lake Dannemora Lyon Mountain Quadrangle
Lake Champlain various Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area / Lake Champlain Islands Complex
Upper Chateaugay Lake Dannemora Chazy Highlands Wild Forest

Top Fishing Waters for Largemouth Bass
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Lake Alice Chazy Lake Alice State Wildlife Management Area
Lake Champlain various Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area / Lake Champlain Islands Complex

Top Fishing Waters for Muskellunge
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Great Chazy River Champlain/Mooers Chazy Highlands Wild Forest / Lewis Preserve Wildlife Management Area

Top Fishing Waters for Northern Pike
Name of Water Name of Township Forest Preserve Unit or 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
Lake Champlain various Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area / Lake Champlain Islands Complex
Upper Chateaugay Lake Dannemora Chazy Highlands Wild Forest

Contact for this Page

DFW, Bureau of Fisheries, Region 5
1115 State Route 86 PO Box 296
Ray Brook, NY 12977

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