Printer-friendlyFishing 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
