Black Creek Lake is a 12-acre pond in the Speculator working-forest zone — small enough that it likely sees more pressure from local anglers than through-hikers, and remote enough that it's not on the standard lake-loop circuits. No fish stocking records on file, which in this region usually means native brookies or nothing, depending on whether the outlet survived the tannery era. The lake sits in mixed private and conservation easement land, so access depends on whether the current landowner allows it — check locally before assuming a right-of-way. If you're already in the area for Lake Pleasant or Piseco, it's worth asking at the town office or the nearest bait shop.
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