Hollinger Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Hollinger Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 475 metres. It is high ground by Newfoundland and Labrador standards. Labrador City sits 212 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Saguenay is 782 km off. Also within reach: Saskatoon Bay at 3.7 km, Timmins Bay just 3.9 km, Peckford Lake at 8.5 km, Laura Lake just 12 km and Lac Stinson at 12 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hollinger Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shape of Hollinger Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank. Watch for the line where weed gives way to clean bottom.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 12°C in July and bottom out at -24°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early June to about late October in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Hollinger Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Saskatoon Bay, 3.7 km away. Where Hollinger Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.