Pitchfork Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  The Franklin County end of New York holds Pitchfork Pond. The surface lies 1,601 feet up. Surface area is around 35 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. Tupper Lake sits 4.4 miles from the bank. Saranac Lake follows at 19 miles, then Lake Placid at 26 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Pitchfork Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Pitchfork Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 13°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Pitchfork Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Spectacle Ponds is 0.6 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Pitchfork Pond.