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.
Lost Lake sits somewhere in the Speculator area — a five-acre pond with no documented access trail, no fish stocking records, and no entry in the DEC's canonical lean-to or campsite inventory. It may be a seasonal wetland, a landlocked beaver pond behind private timberland, or simply a pond that never made it onto the recreational radar because there's no reason to bushwhack to it. The name shows up on USGS quads and in the GNIS database, which is sometimes all you get in the deeper corners of the southern Adirondacks. If you know where it is and how to reach it, you're likely the only one there.
Lost Lake sits in the Saint Regis Canoe Area — a 5.1-mile paddle route from the nearest launch at Little Clear Pond. No motors, no development; a wilderness overnight accessible only by boat.
Loughberry Lake sits in the Lake George region — 75 acres of water that's known locally but rarely discussed in the standard Adirondack lake inventories. No fish data on file with DEC, which usually means it's either been overlooked in the stocking rotation or it's a private-access situation where angling pressure never warranted a survey. The name itself — *Loughberry* — suggests older settlement-era geography, the kind of place that shows up on 19th-century maps but doesn't make it into modern trail guides. If you're looking for it, start with the town clerk's office or old USGS quads; this one doesn't advertise itself.
Lower Cascade Lake lies along Route 73 between Lake Placid and Keene, a roadside water body beneath the Cascade Mountain ridge. No public boat launch — shoreline access is limited, and most visitors see it from the highway pullouts.
Lower Lake sprawls across 295 acres just northwest of the hamlet of Tupper Lake — close enough to town that it feels like a working waterfront rather than wilderness, but large enough to shake the pressure on a Tuesday morning in July. The shoreline is a mix of seasonal camps, year-round homes, and a few undeveloped stretches of mixed hardwood and softwood, with most lake access coming from private property or local knowledge. No formal DEC launch or mapped public shore, but the lake connects hydrologically to the broader Raquette River drainage and shares the same glacial basin geology as the rest of the Tupper Lake chain. Fish species records are thin — likely a warm-water mix of bass, pickerel, and panfish, but you'd want to check with a local tackle shop before you rig.
Lower Saranac Lake spans 2,214 acres with a maximum depth of 67 feet — the most accessible link in the Saranac chain. Smallmouth bass dominate the fishery, with northern pike, walleye, and yellow perch holding in numbers that support year-round angling.
Lower Sister Lake is a 32-acre pond in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, reached by a 2.5-mile hike from the Thirteenth Lake trailhead. Brook trout present; primitive camping allowed under NYSDEC dispersed rules.
Lows Lake is a 1,500-acre wilderness lake reached only by paddle — most visitors launch at Bog River and portage several miles through Five Ponds Wilderness. Brook trout hold in the tributaries, pike and smallmouth in the main basin; loon nesting closures apply seasonally, and the trip demands overnight gear and backcountry skill.
Lyon Lake is a remote body of water in the northern Adirondacks, accessible primarily by bushwhack or winter ice travel. No maintained trails lead to its shore—plan for navigation skills and leave no trace.
