Pie Duck Pond Fishing in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Pie Duck Pond sits in Rocky Harbour, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. Tidal water begins 2.5 km from here. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Rocky Harbour are larger. Nearest town is Deer Lake, 66 km off. It is 427 km to Sydney, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Pie Duck Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Rocky Harbour names Atlantic cod, brook trout, rainbow smelt and Arctic staghorn sculpin. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Pie Duck Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 15°C and February near -8°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Pie Duck Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Big Pond is 0.7 km off. Check the position at Pie Duck Pond before loading the car.