Second Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is Second Pond. Everything around it is pine and birch. With 16 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. Head to Clarenville, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. Clarenville-Shoal Harbour lies 22 km off, Trinity Bay North another 56 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Second Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Clarenville include Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Second Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by February the average is down near -6°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Second Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Six Penny Pond is 1.9 km distant. Check the position at Second Pond before loading the car.