Second Burnt Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Second Burnt Pond stands in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The sea is 23 km distant. At about 60 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 3.5 km on foot. The nearest town is Gander, 13 km away. St. John's is the closest city, 198 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Second Burnt Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Gander names rainbow smelt, Arctic charr and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Second Burnt Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -7°C for February. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Second Burnt Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, First Burnt Pond is 2.6 km distant. What applies at Second Burnt Pond may have changed since it was mapped.