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)