Little Long Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Within Franklin County, New York, you have Little Long Pond. The land about it is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 43 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.2 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For a base, Tupper Lake sits 12 miles out. It is 86 miles to Ville-Marie, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Franklin County cover brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Little Long Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 13°F at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Little Long Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Little Fish Pond at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Little Long Pond if anything is unclear.