Fowlers Pond Fishing Guide, Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  In Newfoundland and Labrador, Fowlers Pond belongs to Parkers Cove. Salt water lies 0.8 km off. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Parkers Cove are larger. Marystown is the closest town at 39 km. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 158 km away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Fowlers Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Parkers Cove list brook trout, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod and Atlantic herring. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Fowlers Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -6°C to 16°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Fowlers Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The nearest car park we can see is 710 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Coadys Garden Pond is 1.8 km distant. Treat access at Fowlers Pond as something to verify.