Sow Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sow Pond is listed under Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 73 metres up. Surface area is around 21 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 km on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Old Perlican list. 34 km away sits Victoria, the nearest town. St. John's sits 58 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Sow Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Old Perlican names Atlantic cod, polar cod and capelin. The county list is broader than any single water. Sow Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 16°C and February near -6°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Sow Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Island Pond sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Sow Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.