Fishing Leonards Beach Pond in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in Come By Chance, Leonards Beach Pond is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. Tidal water begins 2.5 km from here. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Come By Chance. Nearest place of any size is Clarenville, 21 km away. Clarenville-Shoal Harbour is 22 km away, with Victoria at 53 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Leonards Beach Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Come By Chance include Atlantic cod, brook trout, American eel and Pacific cod. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Leonards Beach Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by February the average is down near -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Leonards Beach Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A picnic site 1.3 km off makes this workable with family in tow. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Trout Pond at 2.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Leonards Beach Pond for certain.