Fishing at Lanes Pond, St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Lanes Pond lies in St. Lawrence, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The bank is 50 metres above sea level. With some 46 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our St. Lawrence list. St. Lawrence sits 9.7 km from the bank. St. John's is the closest city, 220 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lanes Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for St. Lawrence list brook trout and bull-rout. The county list is broader than any single water. Lanes Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 16°C and February near -5°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Lanes Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Shellbird Pond is 0.7 km distant. Treat Lanes Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.