Lamberts Pond near Victoria: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lamberts Pond is set in Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. The bank is 222 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove are larger. For a base, Victoria sits 11 km out. Carbonear follows at 13 km, then Harbour Grace at 19 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lamberts Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Lamberts Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Keep back from the edge where the water runs clear.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Lamberts Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Clements Pond, 1.4 km away. Confirm access to Lamberts Pond locally before you travel.