Fishing Ams Pond in Port Blandford, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Ams Pond in Port Blandford, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 23 km in from the sea. The water covers around 2.31 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The edge covers about 11 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It ranks high for size among our Port Blandford listings. The closest town, Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, is 36 km distant. After that come Clarenville at 37 km and Glovertown at 53 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Ams Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Port Blandford include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and bull-rout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Ams Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and February near -8°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Ams Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Grandfathers Pond is 2.7 km distant. Treat Ams Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.