Big Pond Fishing in Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Out in Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, sits Big Pond. The bank is 103 metres above sea level. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.9 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest place of any size is Marystown, 34 km away. Burin follows at 43 km, then St. Lawrence at 67 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Big Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Parkers Cove cover brook trout, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod and Atlantic herring. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Big Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -5°C in February to roughly 16°C in August. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Big Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Fishing from a pier is possible 1.4 km away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Round Pond at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Big Pond.