Saddler Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Buchans end of Newfoundland and Labrador holds Saddler Lake. The bank is 345 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 73 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 4.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Buchans. Pasadena lies 50 km from the water. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 350 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Saddler Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Buchans include Arctic charr. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Saddler Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -10°C for February. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Saddler Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Harbour Round Pond is 18 km off. Nothing on Saddler Lake should be assumed from this page alone.