North Harbour Pond in Colinet: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Colinet end of Newfoundland and Labrador holds North Harbour Pond. Height above sea level is 74 metres. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Whitbourne is the closest place, 16 km off. Placentia is 27 km away, with Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview at 37 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on North Harbour Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Colinet include brook trout, brown trout, American eel, Atlantic salmon and bull-rout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On North Harbour Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 16°C and February about -5°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish North Harbour Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Roaches Pond, 2.2 km out. Confirm access to North Harbour Pond locally before you travel.