Island Pond Fishing Guide, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Island Pond is listed under Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The coast is 19 km away. At 1.53 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 5.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The nearest town is Gander, 19 km away. Gambo is 40 km and Centreville-Wareham-Trinity 44 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Island Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Fish documented in Gander include rainbow smelt, Arctic charr and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Treat Island Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -8°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Island Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Harvey Pond is 8.2 km off. What applies at Island Pond may have changed since it was mapped.