Jacks Pond Fishing in Goose Cove East, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Goose Cove East end of Newfoundland and Labrador holds Jacks Pond. The country here is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. St. Anthony sits 5.7 km from here and is the nearest stop. St. John's is the closest city, 469 km away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Jacks Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Work Jacks Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it. Structure first, distance second.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 14°C on average, January about -10°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Jacks Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Starkes Pond is 3 km off. For Jacks Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.