Fishing Scotts Great Pond in Red Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Scotts Great Pond is set in Red Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. Elevation runs to 160 metres. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 2.7 km on foot. Marystown at 27 km is the nearest place to stop. Burin is 36 km and Harbour Breton 46 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Scotts Great Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read Scotts Great Pond before you fish it and the day goes better. Cover on the bank counts as much as cover below the surface.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Scotts Great Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Rocky Brook Pond, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Scotts Great Pond are worth checking on the day.