Maturin Pond Fishing near Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Newfoundland and Labrador holds Maturin Pond, in Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights. It sits 1 km in from the sea. At about 32 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 3.5 km, and most of it is walkable. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. Head to Whitbourne, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Placentia, 25 km, and Clarke's Beach, 42 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Maturin Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name Arctic charr, Atlantic cod and Atlantic salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Maturin Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by February the average is down near -5°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late December in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Maturin Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A pier 820 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Outside Trout Pond at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Maturin Pond.