Scotch Pond Fishing in Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Scotch Pond is a Parkers Cove water, Newfoundland and Labrador side. Height above sea level is 79 metres. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Marystown, is 44 km distant. Further out sit Burin (53 km) and Placentia (64 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Scotch Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Parkers Cove list brook trout and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Scotch Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while February sits near -6°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Scotch Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Goose Pond is 3.2 km distant. Confirm before you fish Scotch Pond.