Fishing at Mobile First Pond, Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Mobile First Pond is set in Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The shore lies 6.3 km out. At some 2.26 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. There is roughly 9.9 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Start from Witless Bay, 6.2 km down the road. It is 38 km to St. John's, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mobile First Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. At Mobile First Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach. Inflows pull fish in whenever water is moving.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -4°C at the bottom of winter. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. From about late April to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Mobile First Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Pond in the Passage at 2.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Mobile First Pond in what we hold.