Middle Brook Pond Fishing in Port Blandford, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Middle Brook Pond sits in Port Blandford, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. The setting is rolling bush. Roughly 43 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 4.9 km in total. The nearest town is Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, 26 km away. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 142 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Middle Brook Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Port Blandford include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and bull-rout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Middle Brook Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -7°C in February. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Middle Brook Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Pine Tilt Pond is 0.9 km off. Treat Middle Brook Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.