Panther Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Franklin County entry here is Panther Pond, in New York. It lies 1,732 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 11 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Franklin County list. Tupper Lake is the closest town at 6.3 miles. The nearest city of size is Ville-Marie, 96 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Panther Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Franklin County, recorded fish include brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Panther Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 14°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Panther Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a car park, Panther Mountain Parking, half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Stony Creek Ponds, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Panther Pond if anything is unclear.