Crooked Pond Fishing near Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Crooked Pond lies within the bounds of St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 6.5 km in from the sea. Roughly 47 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 8.4 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Few waters listed in St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine are bigger. Nearest town is Marystown, 38 km off. The big place round here is St. John's, 164 km distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Crooked Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine cover Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Crooked Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 16°C and February reads -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Crooked Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Long Pond at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Crooked Pond in what we hold.