Gull Pond Fishing near Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook entry here is Gull Pond, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The sea is 2.5 km distant. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook list. 50 km away sits Deer Lake, the nearest town. Humber Arm South lies 53 km off, Irishtown-Summerside another 54 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Gull Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook include brook trout, Atlantic cod, Pacific cod and Atlantic salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Take Gull Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by February the average is down near -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from mid May until about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Gull Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Shoal Brook Pond at 3.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Gull Pond before loading the car.