Stinker Pond Fishing Guide, Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Stinker Pond is set in Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. Our Raleigh list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is St. Anthony, 15 km off. The big place round here is St. John's, 487 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Stinker Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Raleigh include Atlantic cod, American eel, brook trout and Atlantic herring. Fish Stinker Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -10°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Stinker Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Seamans Pond is 2.2 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Stinker Pond.