Fair and False Long Pond Fishing Guide, Traytown, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  In Newfoundland and Labrador, Fair and False Long Pond belongs to Traytown. Land around it is rolling bush. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Traytown standards. Glovertown is the closest town at 9 km. Gambo is 25 km away, with Centreville-Wareham-Trinity at 36 km. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Fair and False Long Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Traytown include Atlantic cod, Arctic charr and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Fair and False Long Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -7°C in February and 15°C in August. Winter shuts the surface down for months. 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. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Fair and False Long Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Samsons Pond at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Where Fair and False Long Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.