Saint Regis Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Saint Regis Pond belongs to Franklin County. This is lake country bush country. It measures some 388 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The perimeter runs near 5.3 miles, so plan the walk before you start. Few waters listed in Franklin County are bigger. Start from Saranac Lake, 9.8 miles down the road. Ville-Marie is the closest city, 85 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Saint Regis Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Franklin County include brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Saint Regis Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 13°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Saint Regis Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Part of this sits inside or beside Saint Regis Canoe Area, so read the notices. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Green Pond, 0.8 miles away. Treat Saint Regis Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.