Fishing Colville River in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in Labrador City, Colville River is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. This is spruce and muskeg ground. Compared with other Newfoundland and Labrador water on our list, it sits high. Labrador City is the closest town at 116 km. Wabush is 118 km and Fermont 136 km. Round about: McKay Lake about 6.7 km, Snow Lake the better part of 28 km, Cissy Lake about 28 km, Wading River the better part of 30 km and Muriel Lake about 34 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Colville River

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Open biodiversity records for Labrador City list brook trout, northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Colville River rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 12°C and January near -23°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter slows the flow and edges it with ice; the open runs keep fishing where the current holds. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about late October. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Colville River to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. McKay Lake sits 6.7 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Colville River in what we hold.