Salmonier Pond Fishing in English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Salmonier Pond sits in English Harbour East, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. The shore lies 1.9 km out. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for English Harbour East are larger. The town to know is Marystown, 51 km out. The big place round here is St. John's, 158 km distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Salmonier Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across English Harbour East include Atlantic cod and bull-rout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Salmonier Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -6°C in February to roughly 16°C in August. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Salmonier Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Toms Pond, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Salmonier Pond in particular, ask before you travel.