Shearstick Pond Fishing near Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Shearstick Pond falls in Lewin's Cove, part of Newfoundland and Labrador. Everything around it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 76 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 7.4 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Burin is the closest place, 8.7 km off. Then St. Lawrence, 16 km, and Marystown, 18 km. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Shearstick Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read Shearstick Pond before you fish it and the day goes better. In coloured water, fish close in and use something they can find.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 16°C; by February the average is down near -5°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Shearstick Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Muskrat Pond, 0.9 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Shearstick Pond for certain.