Gull Pond Fishing in Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Gull Pond in Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Roughly 93 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 4.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is among the larger waters listed here for Heart's Content. Head to Victoria, 12 km away, for anything you forgot. Carbonear lies 15 km off, Harbour Grace another 21 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Gull Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish Gull Pond to its features, not to its size. Cover on the bank counts as much as cover below the surface.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for August and -6°C for February. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Gull Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Martin Rowes First Pond sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Gull Pond for certain.