Bottle Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Bottle Pond belongs to St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, Newfoundland and Labrador. Around the bank it is lake country bush. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine. Marystown at 43 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 162 km to St. John's, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Bottle Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine cover Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Bottle Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in February. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid December closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Bottle Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Moose Pond is 0.9 km distant. Treat access at Bottle Pond as something to verify.