Sellar Brook Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sellar Brook Pond sits within Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook in Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 381 metres up. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook list holds plenty of bigger water. Deer Lake sits 46 km from here and is the nearest stop. Sydney sits 402 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Sellar Brook Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brook trout, Atlantic salmon, American eel, bull-rout and longhorn sculpin. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Sellar Brook Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 15°C and February at -10°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Sellar Brook Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Shoal Brook Pond sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Sellar Brook Pond if anything is unclear.