St. Regis Canoe Area Fishing

[Double02]

Hi everyone. I'm beginning to plan a trip in the St. Regis area and was wondering if anyone had some recommendations for a route. I was thinking about the 7 carries trip b/c it takes you through some nice ponds. However, some other routes through and close to rivers/streams look good too, like Oswegatchie River - Low's Lake rout.

Any thoughts? I'd really like to hook into a nice brookie while I'm there. I like to fish streams best but am excited to try some ponds too.

[Double02]

Oh, I have done a little research on the ponds I should say. i think people here might like this. Give a little get a little, I say. So, please let me know if you have experiance on the various paddling routes. I'm taking my girlfriend off the beaten path and she's done some weekend trips but never for more than 2 day. I want to go easy on her: )

http://www.adirondacklakessurvey.org/choicepage.php

[Buckethead]

I have done the carries route a few times, but never really fished all the ponds on it. There is one "dead pond" in the 7 carries which I believe is bog pond.

For some decent fishing try Easy Street Creek off of lower St Regis Lake. Although perch have moved a little farther in in recent times If you travel far enough up it (under the road and up stream about 10 minutes) there is some good brook trout fishing there.

[brookies4ever]

Green pond used to have some nice brookies, haven't had much luck there though last sveral times I've fished it. Had intended on fishing Bear Pond this spring after hearing some good reports about recent catches there, if you fish Bear Pond, let me know how you do.

[Ordin Aryguy]

I've caught several nice brookies in Mountain Pond, in years prior. It's not a big pond, but the brookies were both in the 15" range.

It's a great pond to camp on, too. It's really quiet back there, and the hiking trail up Pond Mountain is a nice one. The views from the top of that mountain are decent for it not being very big.

Ordin

[Keithk]

You can't go wrong with St. Regis

The whole canoe area is just outstanding. I would suggest not necessarily following one of "the routes," but just choosing your own path and winding on through.

A couple years ago we put in on on Lower St. Regis, and did bog-bear-little long-green-St. Regis Pond-Clear Pond. We then hiked over to the Clear Pond Outlet and floated down to Upper Saranac, finally pulling out a couple days later in Middle Saranac.

I camped at Mountain Pond (the one that the above poster mentioned) years ago with my father, and I remember catching some nice fish there too. We hiked the mountain early last season, and really enjoyed it. I know many people who really like Fish Pond, if you don't mind hiking back to it.

From Paul Smiths, you could even go the opposite direction, taking church pond to osgood, up the stream to jones pond, and could even connect up to the Rainbow Lake-Lake Kushaqua area via a short hike.

Honestly, you basically can't go wrong in this area. Just stay away from the Fish Creek campground area during the peak of the season, unless you like being swamped by maniacs in their power boats

[Double02]

Thanks everyone I'm really looking forward to it. I'll post pick upon my return!

[Old Rivers]

I understand Rainbow /Kushaqua area waters may have milfoil. Be careful not to spread it if caneing on those waters especially. Please be certain to inspect your canoe &/or rinse it off good.

[Tung'it]

St. Regis is a great pond. It gets fished pretty hard, but still holds good opportunities for nice fishing. There is one lean-to, but it is always used. It's really no biggie, there are good campsites around most of the pond. However, one place I would avoid is the little peninsula just to the left of the outlet bay. It's almost like an island, with a little wet ground between it an the southwest shore. One year we found that the previous campers left the place really nasty. Some people just don't get it.

Anyway, St. Regis has nice lakers, splake, and even a few nice specks. It's a beautiful place any time of the year, especially in the fall.

Enjoy your Trip!!!

Tung'it Out