Little Weller Pond Fishing near Saranac Lake, New York

• Overview

  Little Weller Pond is set in Franklin County, New York. Elevation runs to 1,535 feet. At roughly 12 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Saranac Lake at 7.6 miles is the nearest place to stop. Tupper Lake is 10 miles and Lake Placid 14 miles. If this one is busy: 0.6 miles away is Weller Pond, Tamarack Pond 1.4 miles, 1.4 miles away is Middle Saranac Lake, Bartlett Pond 2.2 miles and 2.3 miles away is Black Pond. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Weller Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Franklin County records list brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Little Weller Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 14°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Little Weller Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Weller Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Little Weller Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.