Fishing Big Bellies Pond in Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Big Bellies Pond lies in Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador. It stands 22 metres above sea level. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ground here is low by Newfoundland and Labrador standards. The nearest place of any size is Marystown, 4.2 km away. After that come Burin at 9.5 km and St. Lawrence at 34 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Big Bellies Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Marystown records list American eel, bull-rout and blue runner among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Big Bellies Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by February the average is down near -5°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late December in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Big Bellies Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is The Angle, 1.9 km out. None of that is settled for Big Bellies Pond in what we hold.