Every named river in the Adirondack Park — the Hudson, the Moose, the Raquette, the Sacandaga, and the rivers that drain the High Peaks.
Big Brook runs through the Long Lake township in the central Adirondacks — one of dozens of named tributaries that feed the Raquette River watershed in this part of the park. Without formal access points or stocked fisheries on record, it's the kind of stream that appears on USGS maps but stays off most paddlers' and anglers' radars — more relevant as a drainage feature than a destination. If you're poking around Long Lake's back roads or cross-country skiing the snowmobile corridors in winter, you'll cross it eventually. Check DEC stream regulations before fishing; many central Adirondack brooks hold wild brookies even when they're not officially surveyed.
