Fishing at Landwash Pond, Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Landwash Pond lies in Parkers Cove, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The country here is rolling bush. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest town is Marystown, 32 km off. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 166 km away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Landwash Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Parkers Cove records list brook trout and Atlantic salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Landwash Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -5°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Landwash Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Ballard Pond is 2.1 km off. Treat access at Landwash Pond as something to verify.