Fishing Mountain Pond in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Mountain Pond is one of the Franklin County waters in New York. Height above sea level is 1,673 feet. At 17 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Tupper Lake lies 7.2 miles from the water. The big place round here is Gloucester, 91 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Franklin County: brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Mountain Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 13°F in January to roughly 65°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Mountain Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. River Pond, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Mountain Pond are worth checking on the day.