Forked Pond Fishing in Indian Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Forked Pond in the Indian Bay part of Newfoundland and Labrador. The sea is 19 km distant. This is sizeable water at about 5.14 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The outline measures near 26 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. For supplies, Centreville-Wareham-Trinity is 19 km out. The big place round here is St. John's, 201 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Forked Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. At Forked Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and February about -8°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Forked Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Moccasin Pond is 3.1 km distant. Check the position at Forked Pond before loading the car.