Bloomy Gull Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Bloomy Gull Pond. It sits 11 km in from the sea. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by St. Lawrence standards. The closest town, St. Lawrence, is 14 km distant. The big place round here is St. John's, 214 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bloomy Gull Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across St. Lawrence, recorded fish include brook trout and bull-rout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Bloomy Gull Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -5°C to 16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near 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. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bloomy Gull Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Country Gull Pond is 1.2 km distant. Treat Bloomy Gull Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.