Blueberry Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Blueberry Pond in Franklin County, New York. Height above sea level is 1,995 feet. About 19 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is high ground by New York standards. 11 miles away sits Saranac Lake, the nearest town. Tupper Lake follows at 12 miles, then Lake Placid at 13 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Blueberry Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Franklin County: brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Treat Blueberry Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 63°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Blueberry Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Ampersand Lake, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Blueberry Pond.