Every named lake, pond, river, and stream worth fishing in the Adirondack Park — with the species you'll find, the access you can count on, and the regions they sit in.
Fawn Lake is a 21-acre water tucked into the Raquette Lake township — small enough that it doesn't appear on most recreation maps, remote enough that it sees almost no pressure. Access details are scarce in the public record, which usually means old logging roads, private inholdings, or both; this is not a pond with a marked trailhead and a kiosk. No fish species data on file with DEC, which tracks with its size and isolation — if there are brookies here, they're small and incidental. Worth noting only if you're already deep in the Raquette Lake backcountry and cross-referencing old USGS quads.
Fifth Lake is a small, unassuming 15-acre water in the Raquette Lake township — one of several numbered lakes in the region that scatter across the central Adirondacks without the fanfare of their larger namesakes. No fish stocking records on file, no established trail system pulling hikers in from the highway — it reads more like a backcountry ponding spot than a destination lake. The Raquette Lake area is webbed with old logging roads and informal paths; access here likely means either a paddle-portage route from adjacent waters or a bushwhack off one of those old cuts. If you're poking around the area with a topo map and an afternoon to spare, Fifth Lake is the kind of place that rewards low expectations with solitude.
