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

• Overview

  Set in Hare Bay, Second Traverse Pond is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. It sits in lake country bush. At 3.84 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 19 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Of the waters listed here in Hare Bay, this is the largest. Some 10 km away sits Gambo, the nearest settlement. Glovertown lies 20 km off, Centreville-Wareham-Trinity another 24 km. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Second Traverse Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Hare Bay names American eel and Atlantic salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Second Traverse Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -8°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Second Traverse Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Dark Cove Pond is 1.8 km distant. Treat access at Second Traverse Pond as something to verify.