Green Island Pond Fishing near Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Green Island Pond. The setting is lake country bush on every side. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 3.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Placentia is the closest place, 24 km off. St. John's is the closest city, 110 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Green Island Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shape of Green Island Pond decides where the fish sit. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 15°C on average, February about -6°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Green Island Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Gull Pond, 3.1 km out. Where Green Island Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.