Mud Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Within Franklin County, New York, you have Mud Pond. It sits at 1,568 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 13 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Tupper Lake at 9.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Gloucester, 88 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Franklin County names brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Mud Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 13°F in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Mud Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Blue Pond at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Mud Pond should be assumed from this page alone.