Fishing Long Pond in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Long Pond lies in Franklin County, in New York. Elevation runs to 1,604 feet. Roughly 358 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. At about 7.5 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Franklin County list. Tupper Lake lies 9.3 miles from the water. Saranac Lake follows at 13 miles, then Lake Placid at 21 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Franklin County: brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Long Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 13°F for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Long Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. A campsite is mapped about 130 yards away, which makes an early start easier. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Pink Pond, 0.9 miles away. For Long Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.