Powderhorn Pond in Parkers Cove: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Powderhorn Pond is one of the Parkers Cove waters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Tidal water begins 7.2 km from here. This is sizeable water at about 1.17 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. You are looking at roughly 12 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Nothing else we list in Parkers Cove covers more water. Supplies mean a trip to Marystown, 33 km off. Burin is 42 km and Harbour Breton 62 km.

• Where to Fish on Powderhorn Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Parkers Cove list brook trout and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Powderhorn Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -6°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Powderhorn Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A jetty or pier is mapped about 1.1 km from here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Long Gulch Pond, 2.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Powderhorn Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.