Black Pond Fishing near Saranac Lake, New York

• Overview

  Within Franklin County, New York, you have Black Pond. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. Around 76 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 miles on foot. The closest town, Saranac Lake, is 11 miles away. Ville-Marie is the closest city, 81 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Black Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Franklin County list brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Black Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 13°F in January up to 65°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Black Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Long Pond, 0.6 miles away. Check the position at Black Pond before loading the car.