Little Wolf Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Franklin County, New York, is where Little Wolf Pond sits. The water sits 1,539 feet up. It runs to roughly 164 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 2.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Size puts it in the front rank of our Franklin County list. Nearest town is Tupper Lake, 2.2 miles off. Further out sit Saranac Lake (18 miles) and Lake Placid (25 miles). Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Little Wolf Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Franklin County, recorded fish include brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Wolf Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 13°F in January up to 65°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Wolf Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lost Pond, 1.6 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Little Wolf Pond for certain.