Fishing at Forseys Pond, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Forseys Pond is one of the Grand Bank listings for Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 19 metres up. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Grand Bank are larger. The town to know is Grand Bank, 9.7 km out. It is 227 km to St. John's, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Forseys Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Grand Bank include Atlantic cod and longhorn sculpin. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Forseys Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about -5°C and August at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Forseys Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Fresh Pond is 1.5 km off. Confirm before you fish Forseys Pond.