Fishing East Castor Pond in Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  You will find East Castor Pond in Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Roughly 1.97 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The shoreline runs about 10 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is a small entry by Bird Cove standards. St. Anthony is the closest town at 85 km. Further out sit Baie Verte (124 km) and Saint-Augustin (141 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on East Castor Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Bird Cove names rainbow smelt, American eel, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of East Castor Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 14°C on average, February about -11°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at East Castor Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Ten Mile Lake, 11 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish East Castor Pond.