Island Pond Fishing near St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Island Pond is a St. Anthony water, in Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 6.8 km off. This is sizeable water at about 1.72 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 15 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Among the waters listed for St. Anthony, none is wider. Nearest place of any size is St. Anthony, 16 km away. Beyond it, Baie Verte at 167 km and Saint-Augustin at 198 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Island Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On Island Pond that means starting tight and working out. A gravel patch among silt is worth several casts.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 14°C and January reads -11°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Island Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Pinsents Pond at 2.9 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Island Pond in what we hold.