Island Pond Fishing near Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Out in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, sits Island Pond. It sits in mixed forest. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Come By Chance are larger. Clarenville sits 24 km from here and is the nearest stop. Clarenville-Shoal Harbour is 26 km and Victoria 50 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Island Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Survey and observation records for Come By Chance include brook trout, American eel, bull-rout and Atlantic hook-ear sculpin. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Island Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -6°C in February to roughly 16°C in August. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Island Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Trout Pond at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Island Pond as something to verify.