Eastern Spell Pond Fishing near St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Eastern Spell Pond stands in Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. Tidal water begins 7.5 km from here. Surface area is around 27 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 3.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, St. Lawrence, is 17 km distant. Grand Bank is 18 km and Fortune 20 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Eastern Spell Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. At Eastern Spell Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Note where you had the first touch and work back over it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in August and bottoms out near -5°C in February. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Eastern Spell Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Western Spell Pond is 1 km distant. The position on Eastern Spell Pond is worth confirming on the day.