Fishpole Pond near Tupper Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Fishpole Pond is one of the St. Lawrence County listings for New York. The bank gives way to lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 19 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Tupper Lake is the closest place, 18 miles off. Hannawa Falls follows at 36 miles, then Saranac Lake at 36 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Fishpole Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in St. Lawrence County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fishpole Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 13°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Fishpole Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Darning Needle Pond, 1.1 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Fishpole Pond for certain.