Slang Pond Fishing in Franklin County, New York

• Overview

  Out in Franklin County, New York, sits Slang Pond. It sits at 1,614 feet above sea level. The water covers some 52 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.1 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. You are 11 miles from Tupper Lake. The nearest city of size is Ville-Marie, 88 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Slang Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Franklin County include brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Slang Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 13°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Slang Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp about 110 yards away, going by the mapping. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Turtle Pond, 0.8 miles out. Where Slang Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.