Little Polliwog Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Little Polliwog Pond belongs to Franklin County, New York. The water sits 1,588 feet up. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Tupper Lake sits 8.7 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Ville-Marie, 90 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line. Ground round the water is easy walking in most parts.

• Where to Fish on Little Polliwog Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Franklin County records list brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Little Polliwog Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 14°F in January up to 65°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Little Polliwog Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Horseshoe Pond is 0.3 miles distant. Treat access at Little Polliwog Pond as something to verify.