Bates Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Happy Adventure, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Bates Pond. It sits in lake country bush country. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The town to know is Glovertown, 21 km out. Gambo is 38 km and Clarenville-Shoal Harbour 42 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bates Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Happy Adventure: Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon and capelin. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Bates Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 16°C and February about -7°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid December in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Bates Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Broad Cove Pond, 7.5 km out. What applies at Bates Pond may have changed since it was mapped.