Hinds Lake Fishing in Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Hinds Lake in the Buchans part of Newfoundland and Labrador. Everything around it is mixed forest. This is big water, about 54.43 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. The water reaches back into a network of arms, each one worth a session of its own. Few waters listed in Buchans are bigger. Start from Deer Lake, 39 km down the road. Pasadena is 44 km and Massey Drive 66 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hinds Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Buchans include Arctic charr. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Hinds Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -10°C in February. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Hinds Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Goose Pond at 13 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Hinds Lake before loading the car.