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.
Lake George spans 28,000 acres and drops to 196 feet — the largest lake entirely within the Adirondack Park and home to its strongest lake trout fishery. Multiple public launches and marinas line the 32-mile shoreline; smallmouth bass, salmon, and northern pike also present.
Lake Lauderdale is a 76-acre private lake tucked into the southeastern shoulder of the Lake George Wild Forest — visible from Antone Mountain Road but gated at the shoreline. It's one of several mid-sized lakes in this corner of Warren County that never made the transition to public access or state ownership, so there's no legal put-in and no DEC presence. The lake sits in a wooded basin with no named peaks in immediate view, more characteristic of the southern Adirondack foothills than the granite-and-ridge country to the north. Fish data isn't on file, and the surrounding parcels are private — this one stays off the paddling map.
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.
