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Fishing Licenses
Saratoga County Sporting License
Issuing Agents:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/95700.html
Other Fishing Locations
There are several ways to access the fishing opportunities that Saratoga County has to of-fer. These include public boat launch sites , Public Fishing Rights (PFR’s) , and Public Fishing Stream Parking Areas.
Public Fishing Rights -Public FishingRights (PFR's) are permanent ease-ments purchased by the NYSDEC fromwilling landowners, giving anglers theright to fish and walk along the bank(usually a 33' strip on one or both banksof the stream). For more information onPFR and legally permissible activities onthose easements, please see theNYSDEC Public Fishing Rights page at(www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/32610.html)
Public Fishing Stream Parking Areas -(www.dec.ny.gov/gmk/index.html?url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/maps/gmpubfishing.kmz)
Public Boat Launch Sites—(www.dec.ny.gov/gmk/index.html?url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/maps/gmboatlaunch2.kmz)
Top Fishing Bodies of Water
Kayaderosseras Creek
The Kayaderosseras Creek offers excellent trout fish-
ing opportunities and provides a large amount of pub-
lic access for all angling abilities. The NYS Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation stocks Brown
Trout annually, and the Town of Milton stocks Rain-
bow Trout as well. In addition, Saratoga County
stocks the upper stretches of the Kayderosseras
Creek with Brook Trout.
Moreau Lake
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch,
brown bullhead, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed and
rainbow trout. Moreau Lake has excellent fishing for
both largemouth bass and rainbow trout. Because of
its depth it provides a refuge for the trout during the
hot summer days. On the northern end of the lake, it
becomes relatively shallow and weedy which provides
for good largemouth and pickerel habitat.
Great Sacandaga Lake
Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch,
Brown Bullhead, Northern Pike, Walleye, Redbreast
Sunfish, Rock Bass, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout,
Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Black Crappie.
Great Sacandaga Lake offers a variety of fishing op-
portunities for many different species of fish. The
Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation,
NYSDEC and Saratoga County stock Rainbow Trout
each year. Recently, the GSLFF also initiated a wall-
eye stocking program. Great Sacandaga Lake is well
known for holding very large northern pike, in fact the
largest pike every caught in the U.S. came out of
Sacandaga Lake. Sacandaga Lake also boasts a
natural sustaining walleye population.
Saratoga Lake
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch,
brown bullhead, northern pike, redbreast sunfish, rock
bass, walleye, black crappie, bluegill, chain pickerel,
and pumpkinseed. Saratoga Lake produces some
decent size smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern
pike
Annual
valid one full
year (365
days)
from the
date of
purchase
$5 (ages
70+)
7-day $12 $28
1-day $5 $10
$25 (ages
16-69)
$50
TypeResident
Fee
Non
Resident
Fee
SARATOGA COUNTY
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
COURTESY OF
THE SARATOGA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
General Fishing Regulations by Fish Species
Species Open Sea-
son
Minimum
Length
Daily
Limit
Trout (brook, brown and
rainbow trout)
April 1
through Oct
15
Any size 5
Lake Trout
April 1
through Oct
15
21" 3
Black Bass
largemouth/
smallmouth
3rd Sat in
June through
Nov 30
12" 5
Dec 1 - Fri
preceding the
3rd Sat in
June
Catch and
release
only
Artificial
lures only
Northern Pike
1st Sat in
May through
March 15
18" 5
Pickerel
1st Sat in
May through
March 15
15" 5
Walleye
1st Sat in
May through
March 15
15" 5
Crappie All year 9" 25
Yellow Perch All year Any size 50
Sunfish (bluegill, pump-
kinseed and redbreast
sunfish)
All year Any size 50
All other species
(except endangered and
threatened species)
All year Any size Any num-
ber
Other sources of Information:
Saratoga County—
www.saratogacountyny.gov
Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries
Federation—www.gslff.org
NYS Department of Environmental Conser-
vation—www.dec.ny.gov
There are additional “Saratoga County Special Fishing Regulations”
that are exceptions to the “General Fishing Regulations”, these can
be found at www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31482.html
2017 Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Tim Szczepaniak Town of Ballston Alan Grattidge Town of Charlton Philip C. Barrett Town of Clifton Park Jonathan Schopf Town of Clifton Park Richard B. Lucia Town of Corinth Preston Allen Town of Day Jean Raymond Town of Edinburg Paul Lent Town of Galway Dan Pemrick Town of Greenfield Mo Wright Town of Hadley Kevin Tollisen Town of Halfmoon Vincent DeLucia Town of Malta Thomas Richardson City of Mechanicville Daniel Lewza Town of Milton Gardner Congdon Town of Moreau Willard H. Peck Town of Northumberland John Collyer Town of Providence Thomas N. Wood III Town of Saratoga Peter Martin City of Saratoga Springs Matthew Veitch City of Saratoga Springs Edward D. Kinowski Town of Stillwater John E. Lawler Town of Waterford Arthur J. Johnson Town of Wilton
Contact Us 518-884-4705
The BROOK or SPECKLED trout is New York's
official State fish. Brook trout generally live in small to
moderate-sized streams, lakes, and ponds, wher-
ever cool (below 72 degrees Fahrenheit), clean
water is available. They are relatively short lived,
seldom living longer than five years. Although some brook trout can weight more than eight pounds, fish
weighing more than two pounds are uncommon.
The BROWN TROUT are primarily found in streams,
but also live in ponds and lakes. Its ability to tolerate
warmer water than either of New York State's native
trout has allowed this species to do well in waters
otherwise not able to support trout.
RAINBOW trout were introduced into New York waters in the 1870s. Like
brown trout, rainbows are more tolerant of warm water than the native
trout and are found throughout the State. Not quite as wary as brown
trout, rainbows often put up spectacular fights when hooked, frequent-ly
making a series of acrobatic jumps.
SMALLMOUTH bass are probably the most cold
water adapted species of sunfish. They
prefer cool, clear water areas of lakes and flowing
streams with a gravelly or rocky bottom and
moderate vegetation.
LARGMOUTH bass thrive best in warm, shallow,
well-vegetated areas of ponds and sluggish
streams. They are rather solitary fish, preferring to
stay among dense aquatic vege-tation or close to
submerged cover, such as stumps, logs, or dock
pilings.
YELLOW PERCH are found throughout the
State in a variety of habitats. They prefer
shallow, weedy protected sections of rivers and lakes.
WALLEYE, are the largest members of the perch family,
They prefer the deep water sections of large lakes,
streams, and rivers. They are voracious predators and use their large canine teeth to catch a variety of minnows and
the young of other fishes. Yellow perch are often a favorite
meal.
NORTHERN PIKE are very adaptable and occur in a
wide range of habitats. They are one of the most
widely distributed freshwater fish in the world.
Northerns prefer weedy portions of rivers, ponds, and
lakes, but large adults will often move offshore into
deeper waters. Fishing Stocking (Date, Time, # of Fish, Species, ) may vary depending on weather, available funding, water conditions,
This map is meant to indicate the approximate locations that Saratoga County may stock Rainbow or Brook Trout during any
given year.. For the most up to date Stocking information please contact Saratoga County at ____________ (tell me what you
want here)