Dawes Pond Fishing Guide, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  You will find Dawes Pond in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 169 metres up. At roughly 13.19 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. You have roughly 33 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. Nothing else we list in Grand Falls-Windsor covers more water. Springdale sits 44 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 310 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Dawes Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Grand Falls-Windsor: Atlantic salmon, American eel and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Dawes Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and February at -10°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Dawes Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Powderhorn Lake at 6.3 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Dawes Pond as something to verify.