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.
Schoolhouse Lake is a 13-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough to hold its quiet even in summer, tucked away from the main corridor traffic that funnels through Bolton Landing and the lakefront villages. The name suggests an old district schoolhouse nearby, a common Adirondack pattern where one-room schools marked settlement crossroads before consolidation, but the shore today is private residential with no public launch or trail access in the DEC inventory. This is lake-country topography, not mountain terrain — gentle ridges, mixed hardwood and pine, the kind of water that shows up on a topo map but rarely in a trip report. If you're mapping every named water in the Park, Schoolhouse Lake checks the box; if you're planning a paddle or a hike, keep looking.
Scott Lake is a 28-acre pond in the Lake George Wild Forest — tucked into the low hills west of the main lake corridor, far enough off the tourist track that it sees more local use than through-traffic. No formal DEC records on fish populations, which usually means either brookies that aren't worth stocking over or a pond that's gone acidic and quiet. Access details are sparse in the state files, but these smaller Wild Forest lakes typically come with either a rough two-track or a short unmarked path from a nearby seasonal road. Worth a scout if you're working through the Lake George backcountry systematically; expect solitude and no guarantees.
Second Lake is a 16-acre pocket water in the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough that it doesn't pull the crowds from the larger namesake lakes in the region, but large enough to hold a canoe or kayak for an afternoon paddle. The lake sits in forested terrain typical of the southeastern Adirondacks: mixed hardwoods, modest relief, and the kind of quiet that comes from being neither a highway pull-off nor a trailhead destination. No fish species on record, which likely means limited stocking history and minimal angling pressure. Access details are sparse — check with the local DEC office or the Bolton Landing ranger station for current trailhead information.
Stewart Lake is a 30-acre water in the Lake George corridor — small enough that it sits off the main resort track, but close enough to the lakeshore villages that it's been in private hands or residential use for generations. No public access or DEC records of stocking, which is typical of the mid-sized lakes tucked into the eastern foothills between Lake George proper and the Bolton / Warrensburg back roads. If you're poking around the region looking for named waters on a map, this is one of the dozens that exist more as geographic markers than as destinations — the kind of lake you see from a ridgeline and file away as context, not a put-in. For paddling or fishing in the Lake George watershed, stick to the big lake itself or head west toward the wild ponds in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness.
Summit Lake sits north of Bolton Landing in the Lake George Wild Forest — a 79-acre pond that sees far less pressure than the busier waters around Lake George proper. The lake sits in mixed hardwood forest with some shoreline development, primarily seasonal camps on the eastern side, but retains a quiet mid-forest character absent from the resort corridor five miles south. No fish species data on file with DEC, which likely means limited stocking history and modest angling pressure. Access is via private roads and camp driveways; public put-in options are limited, making this more of a paddle-your-own-property situation than a day-trip destination.
