Fishing at Lookout Pond, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Lookout Pond sits within Norman's Cove-Long Cove in Newfoundland and Labrador. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It measures about 73 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge covers about 6.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Norman's Cove-Long Cove list. Whitbourne is the closest place, 26 km off. Then Placentia, 36 km, and Clarke's Beach, 40 km. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Lookout Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Norman's Cove-Long Cove include American eel, Atlantic salmon and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lookout Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -5°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lookout Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. If the gate is shut, Northwest Pond at 2.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lookout Pond before loading the car.