Five Mile Pond Fishing Guide, Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Five Mile Pond is one of the Old Perlican listings for Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 167 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 30 km away sits Victoria, the nearest settlement. After that come Carbonear at 32 km and Pouch Cove at 34 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Five Mile Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Old Perlican names bull-rout and longhorn sculpin. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Five Mile Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Five Mile Pond around it.

• 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Simmons Pond, 1.7 km away. Ask locally about Five Mile Pond if anything is unclear.