Fishing at Shellbird Pond, Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Shellbird Pond belongs to Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. The coast is 6.8 km away. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. St. Lawrence sits 17 km from the bank. Grand Bank follows at 18 km, then Fortune at 20 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Shellbird Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. At Shellbird Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -5°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Shellbird Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Big Woody Pond sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Shellbird Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.