Fishing Big Pump Cove Pond in Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Lord's Cove end of Newfoundland and Labrador holds Big Pump Cove Pond. Everything around it is mixed forest. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is low-lying compared with other Newfoundland and Labrador water we list. St. Lawrence is the closest town at 18 km. The big place round here is St. John's, 234 km distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Big Pump Cove Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Big Pump Cove Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 16°C and February near -4°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Big Pump Cove Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Tommys Pond, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Big Pump Cove Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.