Bone Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Bone Pond belongs to Franklin County, New York. The surface lies 1,631 feet up. Saranac Lake sits 8.8 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Ville-Marie, 86 miles away. Also within reach: Little Green Pond sits 0.4 miles out, Rat Pond some 0.6 miles off, Little Clear Pond sits 0.8 miles out, Little Rainbow Pond some 1.1 miles off and Grass Pond sits 1.3 miles out. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Bone Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Franklin County: brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Bone Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 13°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Bone Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Little Green Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Ask locally about Bone Pond if anything is unclear.