Rushy Pond Fishing near Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Out in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, sits Rushy Pond. The shore lies 33 km out. With some 26 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 5.3 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. On size it sits at the modest end of our Grand Falls-Windsor list. 21 km away sits Grand Falls-Windsor, the nearest town. St. John's is the closest city, 248 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Rushy Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Grand Falls-Windsor cover Atlantic salmon, American eel, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Rushy Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -9°C in February. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Rushy Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Miguels Lake, 9.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Rushy Pond carry more weight than any list.