Bog Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Bog Pond, in Franklin County. Elevation runs to 1,654 feet. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Franklin County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Saranac Lake, is 8.9 miles away. Tupper Lake lies 15 miles off, Lake Placid another 17 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Bog Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Franklin County cover brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Bog Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 13°F in January and 65°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Bog Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Bear Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing on Bog Pond should be assumed from this page alone.