Browns Pond Fishing near St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Browns Pond lies in Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 99 metres up. It runs to roughly 45 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 4.6 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lord's Cove list. Nearest place of any size is St. Lawrence, 18 km away. After that come Grand Bank at 20 km and Fortune at 20 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Browns Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read Browns Pond before you fish it and the day goes better. A small catchment means levels move slowly.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -5°C to 16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Browns Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lansey Bark Island Pond, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Browns Pond are worth checking on the day.