Little Square Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Little Square Pond falls inside Franklin County. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It measures about 102 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.7 miles of margin, front to back. Tupper Lake is the closest town at 7.7 miles. The nearest city of size is Ville-Marie, 91 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Square Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Little Square Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 14°F for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Little Square Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Copperas Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Little Square Pond should be assumed from this page alone.