Fox Pond Fishing in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Fox Pond in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 10 km in from the sea. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The closest town, Placentia, is 18 km distant. Further out sit Whitbourne (26 km) and Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview (47 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Fox Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Placentia cover American eel, Arctic charr and Atlantic sturgeon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Fox Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -5°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Fox Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Little Loon Pond at 2.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Fox Pond should be assumed from this page alone.