Southwest Arm Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Southwest Arm Pond sits in Chance Cove, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 4.2 km in from the sea. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The closest town, Whitbourne, is 40 km away. Beyond it, Spaniard's Bay at 46 km and Bay Roberts at 47 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Southwest Arm Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. At Southwest Arm Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. A short cast to the right spot beats a long one to the wrong one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for August and -6°C for February. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Southwest Arm Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Beaver Pond is 0.6 km off. For Southwest Arm Pond in particular, ask before you travel.