Big Pond Fishing in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Big Pond is listed under Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 5 km in from the sea. Roughly 1.05 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline comes to about 5.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Deer Lake sits 86 km out. It is 450 km to St. John's, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Big Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name American eel, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Big Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 15°C, with February the cold end at about -9°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about early May to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Big Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Inner Big Pond is 1 km distant. Nothing on Big Pond should be assumed from this page alone.