Big Shalloway Pond Fishing in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Big Shalloway Pond sits within Placentia in Newfoundland and Labrador. It lies 38 metres above sea level. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.6 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Placentia, 8.8 km away. St. John's is the closest city, 94 km away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Big Shalloway Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Placentia: American eel, Arctic charr, Atlantic sturgeon and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Big Shalloway Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -5°C to 16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Big Shalloway Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Wyses Big Pond sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Big Shalloway Pond in what we hold.