Long Pond near Placentia: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Long Pond in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits at 7 metres above sea level. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By surface area it heads our Fox Harbour listings. The closest town, Placentia, is 17 km away. St. John's sits 92 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Fox Harbour, recorded fish include Arctic charr, American eel, brook trout and greater amberjack. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Long Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for August and -5°C for February. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Long Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Black Duck Pond at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Long Pond locally before you travel.