Fishing Grandfathers Pond in Port Blandford, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Grandfathers Pond is one of the Port Blandford waters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 22 km off. Roughly 33 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The closest town, Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, is 33 km away. After that come Clarenville at 34 km and Glovertown at 53 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Grandfathers Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Port Blandford include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and bull-rout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Grandfathers Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and February at -8°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Grandfathers Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Ams Pond, 2.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Grandfathers Pond before loading the car.