Deer Pond in Terra Nova: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Deer Pond lies in Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 167 metres. At 25.07 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Some 46 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. By surface area it heads our Terra Nova listings. Gambo is the closest town at 50 km. After that come Gander at 52 km and Glovertown at 56 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Deer Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Terra Nova include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Deer Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and February reads -8°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Deer Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Island Pond is 9.2 km distant. None of that is settled for Deer Pond in what we hold.