Arnolds Pond Fishing in Arnold's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Arnolds Pond sits within Arnold's Cove in Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 5 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Arnold's Cove standards. Clarenville sits 45 km from here and is the nearest stop. St. John's sits 98 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Arnolds Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Arnolds Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -5°C to 16°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Arnolds Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A car park sits roughly 260 m away. A pier 580 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Birchy Pond at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Arnolds Pond before loading the car.