Harvey Pond Fishing near Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Harvey Pond lies in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The sea is 17 km distant. About 2.94 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 21 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. The nearest town is Gander, 26 km away. For a city, St. John's is 214 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Harvey Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Gander, recorded fish include rainbow smelt, Arctic charr and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Harvey Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and February near -8°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Harvey Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Island Pond is 8.2 km off. Nothing on Harvey Pond should be assumed from this page alone.