Fishing Bedlam Pond in Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Bedlam Pond is one of the Colliers listings for Newfoundland and Labrador. Around the bank it is lake country bush. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. Most waters listed here for Colliers are larger. The closest town, Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, is 8.4 km distant. For a city, St. John's is 42 km off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Bedlam Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bedlam Pond fishes better once you know its edges. Where reeds break, there is usually a route in for fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -5°C in February and 16°C in August. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Bedlam Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Turks Gut Long Pond sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Bedlam Pond if anything is unclear.