Little Island Pond Fishing in Sally's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Little Island Pond is a Sally's Cove water, in Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 21 km off. With some 60 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 4.8 km of margin, front to back. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. The closest town, Deer Lake, is 59 km distant. St. John's is the closest city, 430 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Island Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On Little Island Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 14°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in February. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Little Island Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You can camp 620 m off, which suits an early start. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Narrow Pond, 2.7 km away. For Little Island Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.