Jay Ponds Fishing near Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Colinet, Newfoundland and Labrador, is where Jay Ponds sits. It sits at 148 metres above sea level. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. You are 22 km from Placentia. Whitbourne follows at 26 km, then Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview at 46 km. Within easy reach: Big Goat Pond about 1.9 km, Mountain Pond within 2.3 km, Twin Ponds about 2.4 km, Sock Pond within 3.3 km and Hidden Pond about 3.7 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Jay Ponds

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name brook trout, brown trout, American eel, Atlantic salmon and bull-rout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Jay Ponds gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in August and bottoms out near -5°C in February. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Jay Ponds follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Big Goat Pond, 1.9 km out. Check the current arrangement for Jay Ponds.