Every named stream in the Adirondack Park — the feeder waters that line the High Peaks valleys and fill the ponds.
Farrington Brook runs through the Saranac Lake region with minimal public documentation — no fish surveys on record, no marked trailheads in the state's current mapping, and no lean-tos or campsites tied directly to its drainage. It's the kind of tributary that shows up on the DEC's hydrography layer but lives mostly in the realm of local knowledge: a seasonal flow feeding into a larger system, known by name to anglers and paddlers who've traced the watershed but absent from the standard trail guides. If you're working from a topo map or chasing a connector stream between named ponds, Farrington Brook is there — just don't expect signage or a parking pull-off. Best intel comes from talking to someone at a local fly shop or the DEC's Ray Brook office.
Fish Creek drains north through Saranac Lake village and the St. Regis Canoe Area before emptying into the St. Regis River — a quiet, meandering stream threading through mixed hardwood and wetland, paddleable in sections during spring runoff and early summer. The creek defines the northern edge of town, crossed by several local roads, and forms part of the Seven Carries route that connects Upper Saranac Lake to the St. Regis drainage. Fishing pressure is light; access is easiest where the creek intersects county roads or where it widens into marshy channels near the confluence with the St. Regis.
