Fishing at Long Pond, Baine Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  In Newfoundland and Labrador, Long Pond belongs to Baine Harbour. The bank is 148 metres above sea level. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Our Baine Harbour list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Marystown is 29 km out. Beyond it, Burin at 38 km and St. Lawrence at 62 km. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Long Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -6°C in February to roughly 16°C in August. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Long Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Long Gulch Pond is 3 km distant. Signs at Long Pond carry more weight than any list.