Fishing Little Loon Pond in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, is where Little Loon Pond sits. The sea is 9.8 km distant. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Placentia list. Supplies mean a trip to Placentia, 17 km off. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 88 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Loon Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Placentia cover American eel, Arctic charr and Atlantic sturgeon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Little Loon Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -5°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. From about late April to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Little Loon Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Hanrahans Pond, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Little Loon Pond.