Harbour Round Pond Fishing in Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in Buchans, Harbour Round Pond is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. It lies 268 metres above sea level. At 2.43 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The outline measures near 16 km, so local knowledge counts. The nearest place of any size is Pasadena, 67 km away. Then Deer Lake, 72 km, and Massey Drive, 80 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Harbour Round Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Buchans include Arctic charr. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Harbour Round Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -9°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Harbour Round Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Harmsworth Steady, 9.4 km away. Where Harbour Round Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.