Bill Hazels Pond near Kilbride: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Bill Hazels Pond sits in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. This is rolling bush ground. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 4.4 km from Kilbride. Goulds is 4.5 km and Sesame Park 5.8 km. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Bill Hazels Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove: Atlantic cod, American eel, brown trout and capelin. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Bill Hazels Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -5°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Bill Hazels Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest car park we can see is 1.4 km out, so expect a walk with your gear. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, First Pond is 0.4 km off. Treat access at Bill Hazels Pond as something to verify.