Duck Pond in Franklin County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Duck Pond in Franklin County, New York. The sea is 33 miles distant. This is a pocket water of some 13 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Malone sits 22 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Ville-Marie, 78 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Franklin County include brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Duck Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 13°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Duck Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Whackers Pond is 2.5 miles distant. Check the position on Duck Pond before loading the car.