Burnt Woods Pond in St. Lawrence: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Burnt Woods Pond sits within St. Lawrence in Newfoundland and Labrador. The shore lies 10 km out. With some 30 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 2.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. For supplies, St. Lawrence is 9.3 km out. After that come Burin at 17 km and Marystown at 26 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Burnt Woods Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for St. Lawrence cover brook trout and bull-rout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Burnt Woods Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -5°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Burnt Woods Pond.

• 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. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Eastern Tilt Hill Pond, 2 km out. Ask locally about Burnt Woods Pond if anything is unclear.