Isaac Johns Pond Fishing Guide, Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Isaac Johns Pond is a Come By Chance water, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Come By Chance list. Nearest place of any size is Clarenville, 27 km away. It is 92 km to St. John's, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Isaac Johns Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Come By Chance: brook trout, American eel, bull-rout and Atlantic hook-ear sculpin. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Isaac Johns Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in February and 16°C in August. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Isaac Johns Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Bullocks Pond at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Isaac Johns Pond may have changed since it was mapped.