Gull Pond Fishing in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Gull Pond in the Come By Chance part of Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits at 103 metres above sea level. At about 30 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 3.4 km, and most of it is walkable. On our Come By Chance list it sits near the top for size. Clarenville sits 36 km from the bank. It is 90 km to St. John's, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gull Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Come By Chance records list Atlantic cod, brook trout, American eel, Pacific cod and Atlantic herring among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Gull Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 16°C and February reads -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Gull Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lady Cove Pond, 0.9 km out. Treat access at Gull Pond as something to verify.