Butlers Pond in Witless Bay: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Butlers Pond stands in Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 174 metres up. It measures some 2.07 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 11 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Start from Witless Bay, 16 km down the road. St. John's sits 44 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Butlers Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On Butlers Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session. The county holds seven of them in total.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -5°C in February to roughly 16°C in August. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Butlers Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Mobile Big Pond is 3.7 km off. Confirm access to Butlers Pond locally before you travel.