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.
Holmes Lake is a 16-acre water in the Great Sacandaga Lake region — small enough to slip past most paddlers headed for the reservoir itself, quiet enough to matter if you're looking for something off the main corridor. No fish species data on record, which likely means it's either not stocked or not surveyed, and in either case it's fishing at your own optimism. The lake sits in a landscape shaped more by the Sacandaga's flooding history than by High Peaks drama — flatter terrain, second-growth hardwoods, the grid of old Route 30 access roads that predated the reservoir. Worth a look if you're already in the area and want water to yourself.
Hunt Lake sits in the Great Sacandaga basin — 135 acres with no formal access documentation and no fish species on DEC record, which usually means private shoreline or restricted entry. Waters in this region tend to be warm-water fisheries (bass, panfish, occasional pickerel) but without public confirmation, it's a name-on-the-map lake rather than a reliably accessible one. If you're researching Hunt Lake for a paddle or a fish, call the DEC Region 5 office in Ray Brook or check the most recent Sacandaga Lake Association records — lakefront ownership and right-of-way in this basin change quietly and often. No nearby peaks, no marked trailheads — this one lives off the public radar.
