Clapboard Pond near Whitbourne: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Clapboard Pond is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. The country here is rolling bush. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 1.7 km keeps the choices simple. The nearest place of any size is Whitbourne, 30 km away. After that come Placentia at 39 km and Clarke's Beach at 43 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Clapboard Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Norman's Cove-Long Cove, recorded fish include American eel, Atlantic salmon and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Anyone new to Clapboard Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 16°C and February reads -5°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Clapboard Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Long Pond, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Clapboard Pond should be assumed from this page alone.