Black Duck Pond Fishing in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Black Duck Pond is set in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador. The country here is pine and birch. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Marystown lies 70 km from the water. After that come Clarenville at 74 km and Clarenville-Shoal Harbour at 75 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Black Duck Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across English Harbour East, recorded fish include bull-rout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Black Duck Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in February. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Black Duck Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Fox Hill Pond at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. For Black Duck Pond in particular, ask before you travel.