Hideaway Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hideaway Pond lies in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The surroundings are pine and birch. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Clarenville. Clarenville-Shoal Harbour is the closest town at 10 km. St. John's sits 126 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Hideaway Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Clarenville include Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Hideaway Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -7°C for February. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Hideaway Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• 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. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Jessies Pond at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Hideaway Pond before loading the car.