The table below is a list of brook trout waters in this county.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |