Fishing Inner Bottom Pond in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Inner Bottom Pond. It stands 121 metres above sea level. Roughly 40 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 3.3 km in total. Some 70 km away sits Deer Lake, the nearest settlement. For a city, St. John's is 436 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Inner Bottom Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Cow Head records list American eel, brook trout and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Inner Bottom Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by February the average is down near -11°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Inner Bottom Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Long Pond is 2.5 km distant. Check the position at Inner Bottom Pond before loading the car.