Fishing Jessy Pond in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Within Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador, you have Jessy Pond. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Gambo are larger. Gambo sits 11 km from the bank. Glovertown is 27 km and Gander 29 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Jessy Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Gambo names Atlantic salmon, brook trout, Arctic charr, American eel and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Jessy Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and February near -8°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Jessy Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Cliff Brook Big Pond, 3.5 km away. Nothing on Jessy Pond should be assumed from this page alone.