Fishing at Leg Pond, Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  You will find Leg Pond in Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. Elevation runs to 57 metres. This is sizeable water at about 3.92 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 14 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. St. Anthony is the closest place, 99 km off. Further out sit Baie Verte (116 km) and Saint-Augustin (134 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Leg Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, American eel, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Leg Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in February. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Leg Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, East Castor Pond at 14 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Leg Pond.