Coursey Pond Fishing in Riverhead, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Riverhead end of Newfoundland and Labrador holds Coursey Pond. The country here is pine and birch. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest place of any size is Placentia, 48 km away. Then Whitbourne, 54 km, and Holyrood, 58 km. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Coursey Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Riverhead include Atlantic cod, American eel and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Coursey Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -4°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Coursey Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Harrigans Pond is 1.1 km off. Confirm before you fish Coursey Pond.