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Fishing Spots in Essex County

Region 5 Fisheries

The table below is a list of brook trout waters in this county. The accompanying map is to help locate towns listed in the table.

Note that some waters have prohibitions on the use or possession of bait fish. These waters are denoted with an asterisk. Unwanted introductions of minnows/bait fish are a primary factor in the decline of brook trout fisheries, please adhere to these regulations where applicable.

Please note that Special Regulations apply to some of the brook trout waters. These waters have links to the Essex County Special Regulations page. The following rules apply unless Special Regulations note otherwise:

  • Trout Season is April 1 - October 15
  • Any Size
  • Daily Limit is 5 Trout plus 5 Brook Trout less than 8 inches

    * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.

    Brook Trout Waters in Essex County
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Alder Creek Schroon Paradox Lake
    Bailey Pond * Schroon Schroon Lake
    Barnes Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Bartlett Pond * North Elba Saranac Lake
    Bass Lake * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Bear Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Beaver Brook Wilmington Lake Placid
    Beaver Pond Minerva Schroon Lake
    Bevoort Brook Crown Point Ticonderoga/ Paradox Lake
    Big Brown Brook Wilmington Lake Placid
    Big Cherry Patch Pond * North Elba Lake Placid
    Big Marsh Pond * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Black Pond * (Rhododendron) Keene Elizabethtown
    Black Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Black Pond * North Elba Santanoni
    Bloody Pond * Crown Point Paradox Lake
    Boquet River Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
    Brothers Pond, Lower * Moriah Elizabethtown
    Bullhead Pond * Minerva Newcomb
    Burge Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Cameras Pond * North Elba Santanoni
    Cascade Brook Keene Mt Marcy
    Center Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Challis Pond * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Chapel Pond * Keene Mt Marcy
    Clements Pond * Jay Lake Placid
    Clifford Brook Keene Lake Placid
    Cold Brook St Armand Lake Placid
    Cotters Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Courtney Pond * North Hudson Elizabethtown
    Crab Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Dunk Pond * Minerva Newcomb
    E. Br. Ausable River Keene Ausable Forks/ Lake Placid/ Mt Marcy
    Eagle Nest Pond Moriah Elizabethtown
    Giant Washbowl * Keene Elizabethtown
    Goose Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Goose Puddle * Moriah Paradox Lake
    Grizzle Ocean * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Gulf Brook Keene Ausable Forks
    Gull Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Hatch Pond North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Henderson Lake Newcomb Santanoni
    Hewitt Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Hoisington Brook Westport Port Henry/ Elizabethtown
    Horseshoe Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Howard Pond * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Huntley Pond * Minerva Newcomb
    Johns Brook Keene Mt Marcy
    Kelso Brook Minerva Newcomb/ Schroon Lake
    Latham Pond * Newcomb Long Lake
    Lewis Brook Jay Ausable Forks
    Lilypad Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Little Rock Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Livingston Pond * Newcomb Mt Marcy
    Long Pond * North Elba Lake Placid
    Lower Cascade Lake * Keene Mt Marcy
    Marion Pond * Schroon Schroon Lake
    Mill Brook Moriah Port Henry
    Minerva Stream Minerva Schroon Lake
    Mineville Club Pond Moriah Port Henry
    Moose Mt. Pond * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Moose Pond * Newcomb Santanoni
    Moose Pond * North Elba Santanoni
    Muller Pond Brook Schroon Schroon Lake
    Newcomb Lake * Newcomb Santanoni/Newcomb
    Otter Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Palmer Dam Pond North Hudson Schroon Lake/ Paradox Lake
    Pharaoh Lake * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Phelps Brook Crown Point/Moriah Elizabethtown/ Paradox Lake
    Platt Brook Schroon Schroon Lake/ Paradox Lake
    Putnam Creek Crown Point/ Ticonderoga Ticonderoga/ Paradox Lake
    Preston Pond, Upper & Lower * North Hudson Newcomb
    Rankin Pond * Minerva Newcomb
    Ray Brook Pond North Elba Saranac Lake
    Rock Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Rocky Branch Jay Ausable Forks
    Rogers Brook Schroon Schroon Lake
    Round Pond * Keene Elizabethtown
    Shaw Pond * Newcomb Santanoni
    Sherman Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Shingletree Pond * North Hudson Elizabethtown
    South Meadow Brook * North Elba Mt Marcy
    Spectacle Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Springhill Pond * Ticonderoga Ticonderoga
    Spruce Hill Brook Keene Mt. Marcy/ Elizabethtown
    Stacy Brook Westport Port Henry/ Elizabethtown
    Stony Pond * Minerva Schroon Lake
    Styles Brook Keene Lake Placid/ Ausable Forks
    Sweeney Brook Schroon Schroon Lake
    Thrall Dam Pond Lewis Ausable Forks
    Tom Peck Pond * North Elba Lake Placid
    Triangle Pond * North Hudson Elizabethtown
    Trout Brook Schroon/ Minerva

    Schroon Lake/ North Creek

    Trout Pond * Moriah Elizabethtown
    Twenty-Ninth Pond * Minerva Newcomb
    Twin Ponds, Upper & Lower * North Hudson Elizabethtown
    Upper Cascade Lake * North Elba/ Keene Mt Marcy
    Upper Twin Pond * Keene Elizabethtown
    W. Br. Ausable River North Elba Lake Placid
    Ward Pond * Newcomb Santanoni
    Warren Pond * North Elba Lake Placid
    Westport Club Pond Westport Port Henry
    Westport RS 1 Westport Port Henry
    Westport RS 2 Westport Port Henry
    White Brook Wilmington Lake Placid
    Whortleberry Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Willsboro Club Willsboro Willsboro
    Winch Pond * Wilmington Lake Placid
    Wolf Pond * North Hudson Schroon Lake
    Wolf Pond Brook North Hudson Schroon Lake

    Top Fishing Waters

    The tables below list the top fishing waters in Essex County for species other than brook trout. These tables are meant to display only quality fishing opportunities, not to be a comprehensive list like the brook trout table. These waters can be seen graphically on the Top Fishing Waters Map.

    Please note that Special Regulations apply to some of the top fishing waters. These waters have links to the Essex County or Lake Champlain Special Regulations page.

    Top Fishing Waters for Brown Trout
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Cheney Pond Minerva Schroon Lake
    Chubb River North Elba Saranac Lake/ Santanoni
    Clear Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Connery Pond North Elba Lake Placid
    Eagle Lake Crown Point/ Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Hudson River Minerva Newcomb
    Long Pond * North Elba Lake Placid
    Lost Pond * Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Mill Brook Moriah Elizabethtown/ Port Henry
    Munson Pond North Hudson Elizabethtown
    Oliver Pond Schroon Schroon Lake
    Owen Pond North Elba Lake Placid
    Vanderwhacker Pond North Hudson Newcomb/ Schroon Lake
    W. Br. Ausable River Jay/ Keene/ Wilmington Ausable Forks/Lake Placid

    * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.

    Top Fishing Waters for Rainbow Trout
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Ausable River Chesterfield Ausable Forks
    Bass Lake * North Hudson Paradox Lake
    Goose Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Lake Placid North Elba Lake Placid
    Mirror Lake North Elba Lake Placid
    Moose Pond * St Armand Saranac Lake
    Paradox Lake Schroon Paradox Lake
    Saranac River St Armand Saranac Lake
    Springhill Pond * Ticonderoga Ticonderoga

    * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.

    Top Fishing Waters for Lake Trout
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Lake Champlain various various
    Lake Placid North Elba Lake Placid
    Mirror Lake North Elba Lake Placid
    Paradox Lake Schroon Paradox Lake
    Pharaoh Lake * Schroon Paradox Lake
    Schroon Lake Schroon Schroon Lake

    * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.

    Top Fishing Waters for Splake
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Goose Pond * Schroon Paradox Lake

    * - Use or possession of bait fish prohibited.



    Top Fishing Waters for Landlocked Salmon
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Boquet River Willsboro/ Essex Willsboro
    Schroon Lake Schroon Schroon Lake
    Top Fishing Waters for Smallmouth Bass
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Eagle Lake Crown Point/ Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Lake Champlain various various
    Paradox Lake Schroon Paradox Lake
    Schroon Lake Schroon Schroon Lake
    Top Fishing Waters for Largemouth Bass
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Eagle Lake Crown Point/ Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Lake Champlain various various
    Lincoln Pond Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
    Paradox Lake Schroon Paradox Lake
    Putnam Pond Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Top Fishing Waters for Tiger Muskellunge
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Lincoln Pond Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
    Top Fishing Waters for Northern Pike
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Eagle Lake Crown Point/ Ticonderoga Paradox Lake
    Lake Champlain various various
    Lake Flower North Elba Saranac Lake
    Top Fishing Waters for Pickerel
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Lake Champlain various various
    Top Fishing Waters for Walleye
    Name of Water Name of Township 15 Minute Quadrangle Name
    Franklin Falls Flow St Armand Lake Placid