Steele Pond Fishing Guide, St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Steele Pond sits in St. Alban's, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 276 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 5.21 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The shoreline runs to about 30 km, far more than one trip can cover. Start from St. Alban's, 58 km down the road. Beyond it, Harbour Breton at 90 km and Burgeo at 100 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Steele Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Work Steele Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it. Watch for the line where weed gives way to clean bottom.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and February near -9°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Steele Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Wolf Lake is 12 km distant. Where Steele Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.