Big Loo Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Big Loo Pond is one of the St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine waters in Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 177 metres up. It measures about 37 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. Marystown is the closest place, 52 km off. Burin is 61 km away, with Placentia at 70 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Big Loo Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Big Loo Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in February. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Big Loo Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Powderhorn Pond, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Big Loo Pond may have changed since it was mapped.