Cold Brook runs through the Old Forge corridor — one of dozens of small named streams that drain the working forest west of the Fulton Chain, most of them visible only from a logging road or a topographic map. No public fishing access reports, no designated trailheads, no lean-tos within shouting distance — it's the kind of watercourse that exists primarily as a blue line on the DEC atlas and a culvert under a seasonal road. If you're hunting brook trout in the Old Forge backcountry, you're better off starting with the Middle Branch of the Moose River or any of the named ponds south of Big Moose Lake. Cold Brook stays cold, stays small, and stays off most paddlers' and anglers' lists.
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