Henneburys Pond near Placentia: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Henneburys Pond is set in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 129 metres. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 7.2 km away sits Placentia, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Whitbourne at 32 km and Clarke's Beach at 56 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Henneburys Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Fox Harbour include Arctic charr, American eel, brook trout, greater amberjack and bull-rout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Henneburys Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -5°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Henneburys Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Gull Pond, 0.8 km away. Check the position on Henneburys Pond before loading the car.