Five Mile Pond West Fishing near Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Five Mile Pond West belongs to Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 10 km in from the sea. With some 82 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 11 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Holyrood is the closest place, 7 km off. St. John's sits 37 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Five Mile Pond West

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Holyrood include brook trout, American eel, Atlantic salmon and bull-rout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Five Mile Pond West for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in August and bottoms out near -5°C in February. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Five Mile Pond West around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. The nearest car park we can see is 860 m out, so expect a walk with your gear. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Peters Pond at 7.3 km is the sensible second choice. For Five Mile Pond West in particular, ask before you travel.