Cornfield Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Cornfield Pond sits in Grand Falls-Windsor, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits at 148 metres above sea level. At 1.20 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 5.9 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Grand Falls-Windsor at 22 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 288 km to St. John's, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Cornfield Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Grand Falls-Windsor include Atlantic salmon, American eel, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Cornfield Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -9°C in February. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Cornfield Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Middleton Lake sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Cornfield Pond should be assumed from this page alone.