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Millsite Lake Fishing
A 487-acre New York lake in Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County
Millsite Lake: size, place and access
Millsite Lake is a lake of about 487 acres, its outline lying in Jefferson County. DEC files the shoreline owner as DEC. Head to Redwood, some 2 miles away, for food and fuel. It falls in DEC Region Western Adirondacks and Eastern Lake Ontario.
Fish on the DEC list here: lake trout, atlantic salmon, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. There are 1 mapped launch on its shore. The DEC list describes the launch as trailer unimproved. Its ice entry reads ice fishing permitted. DEC stocking lists show releases in 15 separate years since 2011.
487acres
1launches
7species on file
15years stocked
NYS Hydrography (NHD) outline, DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds, Census places, retrieved October 24, 2026.
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Fish DEC has found in Millsite Lake
DEC sources tie these fish to Millsite Lake; more species surely swim there.
DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds species column, DEC stocking lists and state records, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Access
Launches on Millsite Lake
- Public Launch on Millsite Lakeunpaved trailer launch, 15 car-and-trailer spaces, toilets; managed by DEC
More boat launches near Millsite Lake
- Public Launch on Sixberry LakeSixberry Lake, 1 mile south
- Public Launch on Butterfield LakeButterfield Lake, 1 mile northwest
- Indian River Wildlife Management AreaIndian River, 2 miles southeast
- Indian River Wildlife Management Area on Red LakeRed Lake, 2 miles southeast
- Public Launch on Lake of the WoodsLake of the Woods, 3 miles northeast
- Public Launch on Moon LakeMoon Lake, 3 miles southeast
DEC boat launch and fishing access layers, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Limits
Seasons and creel rules at Millsite Lake
| Species | Daily limit and size | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Lake trout | 3; minimum 21" | Apr 1 – Oct 15 |
| Largemouth and smallmouth bass (Jun 15 to Nov 30) | 5; minimum 12" | Jun 15 – Nov 30 |
| Largemouth and smallmouth bass (Dec 1 to Jun 14) | No harvest; Catch and release only | Dec 1 – Jun 14 |
| Muskellunge | 1; minimum 40" | Jun 1 – Nov 30 |
| Tiger muskellunge | 1; minimum 30" | May 1 – Mar 15 |
| Northern pike | 5; minimum 18" | May 1 – Mar 15 |
| Chain pickerel | 5; minimum 15" | May 1 – Mar 15 |
| Walleye | 5; minimum 15" | May 1 – Mar 15 |
| Black and white crappie | 25; minimum 10" | All year |
| Yellow perch | 50 | All year |
| Sunfish | 25 | All year |
| American eel | 25; minimum 9" | All year |
Statewide DEC limits govern Millsite Lake wherever a county rule below does not replace them.
Where Millsite Lake departs from statewide rules
| Species | Daily limit and size | Season | Listed under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trout | 3; minimum 21" | Apr 1 – Oct 15 | Jefferson County |
2026 DEC freshwater fishing regulations (statewide table effective April 1, 2026); county special regulations from the DEC region pages; retrieved October 24, 2026, figures checked against the DEC pages October 25, 2026.
Stocking
What DEC puts in Millsite Lake
DEC stocked Millsite Lake 9 times in 2023 to 2026; rainbow trout top the count.
| Year | Species | Type | Entries | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rainbow Trout | planned spring 2026 | 1 | 520 | 8 inches |
| 2025 | Landlocked Salmon | stocked | 3 | 557 | 11.5 in, 25.5 in, 7 in |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | stocked | 1 | 520 | 8.8 in |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | stocked | 1 | 520 | 9.6 in |
| 2024 | Landlocked Salmon | stocked | 1 | 500 | 6.9 in |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | stocked | 1 | 500 | 9 in |
| 2023 | Landlocked Salmon | stocked | 1 | 450 | 6.7 in |
DEC Fish Stocking Lists (Actual), 2023 to 2025, and DEC Current Season Spring Trout Stocking, 2026 (data.ny.gov), retrieved October 24, 2026. New York stocking.
Compare
Comparing Millsite Lake with nearby water
| Lake | Distance | Acres | Launches | DEC species | Stocked 2023-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsite Lake | 487 | 1 | 7 | yes | |
| Sixberry Lake | under a mile south | 127 | 1 | 8 | yes |
| Butterfield Lake | 2 miles north | 1,031 | 1 | 4 | yes |
| Red Lake | 2 miles southeast | 372 | 1 | 8 | yes |
| Clear Lake, Jefferson County | 3 miles west | 166 | 0 | 4 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 3 miles northeast | 180 | 1 | 7 | yes |
NYS Hydrography, DEC launch layers, DEC lake list and stocking lists, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Nearby
A few miles from Millsite Lake
New York lakes in the Millsite Lake area
- Sixberry Lakeunder a mile south
- Butterfield Lake2 miles north
- Red Lake2 miles southeast
- Clear Lake, Jefferson County3 miles west
- Lake of the Woods3 miles northeast
Shops worth a stop en route to Millsite Lake
- Millsite Lake Fishing Accessmarina, Jefferson, under a mile
- Butterfield Lake Waterway Accessmarina, Jefferson, 1 mile
- Lake Of The Woods Waterway Accessmarina, Jefferson, 3 miles
- Carnegie Bay Marinamarina, Jefferson, 7 miles
- Swan Bay Marinamarina, Jefferson, 9 miles
- Thousand Island Bait Storebait and tackle shop, Alexandria Bay, 10 miles
Fishing guides who work Millsite Lake
- Adirondack Wilderness Experienfishing guide, Adirondack, Alexandria Bay
- Grindstone Isl. Hunting Guidefishing guide, Clayton
- Lots A Limits Charters/Guide Scharter, Henderson Harbor
- Storino Outdoors/Empire State Deer Recoveryfishing guide, Watertown
Towns handy for Millsite Lake trips
- Philadelphia10 miles
- Clayton16 miles
- Gouverneur16 miles
Counties along Millsite Lake
- Jefferson Countycounty seat Watertown
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Photographs
Shores, kills and lakes by Millsite Lake, pictured
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Answers
Millsite Lake, asked and answered for Empire State anglers
Which New York county is Millsite Lake in?
Find it in Jefferson County, DEC Western Adirondacks and Eastern Lake Ontario, about 2 miles from Redwood.
How wide a footprint does Millsite Lake have?
487 acres, give or take.
Which launch site sits closest to Millsite Lake?
1 mapped launch on file, Public Launch on Millsite Lake among them.
Does Millsite Lake hold bass or trout?
DEC files list lake trout, atlantic salmon, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout.
Which DEC rules cover Millsite Lake?
Largemouth and smallmouth bass (Jun 15 to Nov 30): 5; minimum 12"; Jun 15 – Nov 30. Special rules for it appear in the DEC region listing.
What is the out-of-state fee for angling at Millsite Lake?
Trout and salmon need no stamp in New York; the DEC freshwater license ($25.00 resident, $50.00 nonresident, $5.00 for residents 70 and older) covers them.
Does DEC stock Millsite Lake?
9 rows on the DEC lists, 2023 to 2026.
Which listed tackle counter is nearest Millsite Lake?
Millsite Lake Fishing Access sits under a mile from the water.
Does DEC permit ice fishing at Millsite Lake?
DEC notes Ice Fishing Permitted.
Hitch up and haul the boat to Millsite Lake
Every New York fee and season sits on one page.