Pot Hanger Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pot Hanger Pond is one of the Hant's Harbour waters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 174 metres. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Victoria, 25 km off. For a city, St. John's is 54 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pot Hanger Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Hant's Harbour include American eel, bull-rout and Atlantic hook-ear sculpin. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Pot Hanger Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 16°C and February about -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Pot Hanger Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Rocky Pond is 1.1 km distant. For Pot Hanger Pond in particular, ask before you travel.