Sibleys Cove Pond Fishing in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Sibleys Cove Pond in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador. It stands 11 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. Victoria lies 40 km from the water. The big place round here is St. John's, 84 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sibleys Cove Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Sibleys Cove Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in February up to 16°C in August. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Sibleys Cove Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Pumbly Cove Pond at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Sibleys Cove Pond as something to verify.