Long Pond Fishing in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Long Pond falls in Fox Harbour, part of Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 0.7 km in from the sea. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Fox Harbour list. Placentia lies 12 km from the water. Whitbourne is 29 km and Clarke's Beach 52 km. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Fox Harbour include Arctic charr, American eel and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Long Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -5°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Long Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Rocky Pond is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Long Pond for certain.