Fishing Fourth Pond in Carmanville, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Carmanville entry here is Fourth Pond, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 56 metres up. It measures some 2.68 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 14 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. The nearest place of any size is Gander, 39 km away. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 225 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fourth Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Fourth Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Watch for fry activity and fish under it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and February about -8°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Fourth Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Fifth Pond at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Fourth Pond before loading the car.