Fishing Pond of Islands in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Pond of Islands. It sits 10 km in from the sea. Surface area is around 67 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 7.9 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Nearest place of any size is Placentia, 65 km away. Beyond it, Marystown at 69 km and Clarenville at 73 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Pond of Islands

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across English Harbour East, recorded fish include bull-rout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Pond of Islands should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 16°C and February at -6°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Pond of Islands regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Heffern Mountain Pond sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Pond of Islands.