Ducey Bark Pond in Garnish: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Ducey Bark Pond in Garnish, Newfoundland and Labrador. The surroundings are rolling bush. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. Head to Marystown, 23 km away, for anything you forgot. Burin lies 32 km off, Harbour Breton another 46 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ducey Bark Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Ducey Bark Pond fishes better once you know its edges. The last hour before dark is rarely wasted.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in February up to 16°C in August. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Ducey Bark Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Harbour My God Long Pond, 4.1 km out. What applies at Ducey Bark Pond may have changed since it was mapped.