Fishing Laura Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Newfoundland and Labrador, is where Laura Lake sits. The country round it is northern bush from end to end. It measures some 2.90 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 19 km in total. Compared with other Newfoundland and Labrador water on our list, it sits high. 214 km away sits Labrador City, the nearest town. Wabush follows at 219 km, then Fermont at 233 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Laura Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The near bank of Laura Lake is often the one people ignore. Follow the birds if you cannot find the fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 12°C, the coldest about -24°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near early June and comes back about late October in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Laura Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Peckford Lake is 3.2 km off. What applies at Laura Lake may have changed since it was mapped.