Broad Cove Gull Pond Fishing in Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Broad Cove Gull Pond is a Salmon Cove water, Newfoundland and Labrador side. Around the bank it is mixed forest. With 8.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Among the waters listed for Salmon Cove, none is wider. The closest town, Victoria, is 6.8 km away. Carbonear follows at 9.8 km, then Harbour Grace at 16 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Broad Cove Gull Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name bull-rout and longhorn sculpin. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Broad Cove Gull Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -6°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Broad Cove Gull Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Big Gull Pond, 2.2 km away. None of that is settled for Broad Cove Gull Pond in what we hold.