Square Pond near Victoria: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Square Pond is one of the Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove listings for Newfoundland and Labrador. It lies 140 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. Victoria lies 18 km from the water. St. John's is the closest city, 53 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Square Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Square Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance. Fish move up in low light and drop back as it brightens.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about -6°C and August at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Square Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Birchy Pond at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. For Square Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.