Rosemary Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Rosemary Lake sits in in Newfoundland and Labrador. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. It measures about 87 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With 5.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Newfoundland and Labrador list. You are 220 km from Labrador City. Beyond it, Wabush at 225 km and Fermont at 236 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Rosemary Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read Rosemary Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. A drop in wind often turns the surface quiet and the fishing slow.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -25°C in January to roughly 12°C in July. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near late October. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Rosemary Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Elross Creek at 7 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Rosemary Lake in what we hold.