Maynards Pond in Flower's Cove: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Maynards Pond is listed under Flower's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 1.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. 59 km away sits St. Anthony, the nearest town. Saint-Augustin is 154 km and Baie Verte 157 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Maynards Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Work Maynards Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it. Change depth before you change bait.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 14°C on average, January about -12°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Maynards Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Gaultons Pond is 4.4 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Maynards Pond for certain.