Salmon Cove Island Pond near Victoria: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Salmon Cove Island Pond. The surface lies 114 metres up. Around 22 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Victoria at 3.5 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Carbonear at 5.8 km and Harbour Grace at 11 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Salmon Cove Island Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Salmon Cove names Atlantic cod, bull-rout and longhorn sculpin. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Salmon Cove Island Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -6°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Salmon Cove Island Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Salmon Cove Pond, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Salmon Cove Island Pond should be assumed from this page alone.