First Salmon Pond Fishing Guide, Main Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Within Main Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, you have First Salmon Pond. The coast is 5.1 km away. It measures some 2.66 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 17 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It lies lower than most water we list in Newfoundland and Labrador. The town to know is St. Anthony, 40 km out. St. John's sits 466 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on First Salmon Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. 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. The near bank of First Salmon Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -11°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at First Salmon Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Eastern Pond, 5.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at First Salmon Pond are worth checking on the day.