Line Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Line Pond is set in Franklin County, New York. The water sits 1,683 feet up. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Franklin County list. For supplies, Saranac Lake is 15 miles out. Lake Placid lies 19 miles off, Dannemora another 21 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Line Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Franklin County names brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Line Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 14°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Line Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Mountain Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing on Line Pond should be assumed from this page alone.