Bank of Snow Pond Fishing Guide, Point Lance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Bank of Snow Pond is a Point Lance water, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The shore lies 1.6 km out. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Placentia is the closest place, 47 km off. Beyond it, Whitbourne at 79 km and Burin at 88 km. Round about: Big Gulch Gully just 12 km, Goose Pond within 19 km, Three Necked Pond just 19 km, Long Pond within 19 km and Wood Chisel Pond just 21 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Bank of Snow Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Point Lance list bull-rout and capelin. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Bank of Snow Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -4°C to 16°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Bank of Snow Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Big Gulch Gully is 12 km distant. Where Bank of Snow Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.