Mudders Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's, Newfoundland and Labrador, you have Mudders Pond. Elevation runs to 68 metres. With 6.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is a small entry by Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's standards. Supplies mean a trip to Whitbourne, 36 km off. Holyrood is 38 km away, with Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview at 40 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Mudders Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's include American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Anyone new to Mudders Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -5°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Mudders Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. South Gull Pond at 3.9 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Mudders Pond if anything is unclear.