Micks Pond in English Harbour East: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Micks Pond in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador. The country here is mixed forest. The water covers around 2.18 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. You are looking at roughly 11 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our English Harbour East list. The nearest town is Placentia, 64 km away. Then Marystown, 64 km, and Burin, 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Micks Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name bull-rout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Micks Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 16°C and February near -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Micks Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Crow Pond is 1.2 km distant. Where Micks Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.