Goose Pond Fishing in Howley, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  In Newfoundland and Labrador, Goose Pond belongs to Howley. Height above sea level is 313 metres. It covers about 13.05 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. With about 48 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. Of the waters listed here in Howley, this is the largest. Some 33 km away sits Deer Lake, the nearest settlement. St. John's sits 359 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Goose Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read Goose Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. A gravel patch among silt is worth several casts.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -10°C to 15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near late November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Goose Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Hinds Lake is 13 km off. None of that is settled for Goose Pond in what we hold.