Duck Pond Fishing Guide, Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Duck Pond sits within Hant's Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador. The sea is 6.9 km distant. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Hant's Harbour list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Victoria, 24 km away. The big place round here is St. John's, 57 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Hant's Harbour list American eel, bull-rout and Atlantic hook-ear sculpin. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Duck Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in February and 16°C in August. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Duck Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Cliff Pond is 0.4 km off. Where Duck Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.