Fishing Hughes Lake in Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Pasadena entry here is Hughes Lake, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. About 1.73 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 7.4 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. The nearest place of any size is Pasadena, 10 km away. It is 375 km to Sydney, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Hughes Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. 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. County-wide records name Arctic charr, rainbow smelt and Atlantic tomcod. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Hughes Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -9°C in February up to 15°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The open-water window runs from around early May to about early December in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Hughes Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Little North Pond is 2.2 km off. Treat access at Hughes Lake as something to verify.