Duck Pond near Victoria: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Duck Pond lies within the bounds of Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. This is lake country bush country. The whole outline is near 4.9 km, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove list. 9.7 km away sits Victoria, the nearest town. St. John's sits 50 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On Duck Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 16°C and February near -6°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Duck Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Forked Pond, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Duck Pond.