Fishing Meelpaeg Lake in St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  You will find Meelpaeg Lake in St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador. This is pine and birch country. At roughly 314.12 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The outline is heavily broken, with arms and bays reaching well back from the main body. By surface area it heads our St. Alban's listings. The town to know is St. Alban's, 67 km out. Grand Falls-Windsor lies 100 km off, Harbour Breton another 102 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Meelpaeg Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On Meelpaeg Lake a short move beats a long cast. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -9°C to 16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Meelpaeg Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Being dammed, it draws down in some seasons and fills in others. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Steele Pond sits 13 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Meelpaeg Lake carry more weight than any list.