Cross Pond near Whitbourne: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Cross Pond sits within Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights in Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 3.7 km off. It measures about 33 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. Whitbourne lies 21 km from the water. Then Placentia, 21 km, and Clarke's Beach, 43 km. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Cross Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights list Arctic charr, Atlantic salmon, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Cross Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -6°C at the bottom of winter. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Cross Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Rattling Brook Big Pond is 2 km off. Ask locally about Cross Pond if anything is unclear.