Folletts Pond Fishing Guide, St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Folletts Pond. The surroundings are lake country bush. It measures about 24 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest town is St. Lawrence, 13 km away. Grand Bank lies 23 km off, Burin another 23 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Folletts Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in St. Lawrence include brook trout and bull-rout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Folletts Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -5°C at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Folletts Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Wall Pond, 2 km away. For Folletts Pond in particular, ask before you travel.