Little Harbour Gull Pond in Chance Cove: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Chance Cove, Little Harbour Gull Pond is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Roughly 13 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 2.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For a base, Whitbourne sits 39 km out. Then Spaniard's Bay, 47 km, and Placentia, 47 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Harbour Gull Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name Atlantic cod and capelin. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Little Harbour Gull Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 16°C and February near -5°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Little Harbour Gull Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Horse Path Pond is 1.5 km distant. Check the position on Little Harbour Gull Pond before loading the car.