Fishing Inner Big Pond in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Inner Big Pond sits within Cow Head in Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits at 105 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. Deer Lake is the closest place, 85 km off. Pasadena is 100 km and Irishtown-Summerside 106 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Inner Big Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name American eel, brook trout, rainbow smelt and Atlantic tomcod. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Inner Big Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -9°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Inner Big Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Narrows Pond is 0.9 km off. Check the position on Inner Big Pond before loading the car.