Charlie Barrows Pond Fishing in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Gambo entry here is Charlie Barrows Pond, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The coast is 6.3 km away. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Gambo list. The closest town, Gambo, is 7.2 km away. St. John's sits 182 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Charlie Barrows Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Gambo include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Charlie Barrows Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -8°C to 16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Charlie Barrows Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Cliff Brook Big Pond is 0.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Charlie Barrows Pond for certain.