Fishing Mountain Ponds in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Mountain Ponds is a Franklin County water, New York side. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Franklin County list holds plenty of bigger water. Malone is the closest town at 17 miles. For a city, Ville-Marie is 71 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Ponds

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Franklin County names brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Mountain Ponds the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 13°F at the bottom of winter. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Mountain Ponds.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Debar Mountain Wild Forest runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Buck Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Mountain Ponds.