Fishing at Dry Pond, Roddickton-Bide Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Dry Pond sits in Roddickton-Bide Arm, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits in mixed forest country. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is St. Anthony, 56 km off. For a city, St. John's is 455 km off. Neighbouring water: Shoal Pond after 7.5 km, Montgomery Pond at about 9.3 km, Eastern Pond after 12 km, Cutaway Pond at about 15 km and East Pond after 15 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Dry Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Roddickton-Bide Arm include Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Dry Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -11°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Dry Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A platform or pier sits within 910 m. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Shoal Pond sits 7.5 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Dry Pond as something to verify.