Beaver Pond Fishing in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Beaver Pond sits within Come By Chance in Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 148 metres. It measures about 12 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 2.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Clarenville lies 33 km from the water. Clarenville-Shoal Harbour follows at 34 km, then Victoria at 47 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Come By Chance include brook trout, American eel, bull-rout, Atlantic hook-ear sculpin and Atlantic tomcod. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Beaver Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for August and -6°C for February. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, late April opens the water and mid December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Beaver Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Burgess Head Pond at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Beaver Pond are worth checking on the day.