Iron Box Pond Fishing in Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Iron Box Pond in Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador. Around the bank it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Old Perlican list. The town to know is Victoria, 33 km out. The big place round here is St. John's, 58 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Iron Box Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Old Perlican list Atlantic cod, polar cod, capelin and bull-rout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Iron Box Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 16°C and February about -6°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid December closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Iron Box Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Island Pond at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Iron Box Pond before loading the car.