Petes Pond Fishing near Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Petes Pond is a Gambo water, Newfoundland and Labrador side. The land about it is pine and birch. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Gambo are larger. The closest town, Gambo, is 7 km distant. Glovertown is 24 km away, with Gander at 30 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Petes Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Open biodiversity records for Gambo list Atlantic salmon, brook trout, Arctic charr and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Petes Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and February about -8°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Petes Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Charlie Barrows Pond, 0.7 km away. Rules at Petes Pond are worth checking on the day.