Franklin Falls Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Within Franklin County, New York, you have Franklin Falls Pond. It stands 1,463 feet above sea level. At 449 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 6.7 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. On our Franklin County list it sits near the top for size. Saranac Lake sits 9.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Ville-Marie sits 77 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Franklin Falls Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across Franklin County: brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Franklin Falls Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 14°F to 65°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Franklin Falls Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Grass Pond at 3.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Franklin Falls Pond as something to verify.