Fishing Swibbs Cove Pond in Keels, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Swibbs Cove Pond in Keels, Newfoundland and Labrador. Salt water lies 0.3 km off. Surface area runs to roughly 1.67 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The outline measures near 8.7 km, so local knowledge counts. Of the waters listed here in Keels, this is the largest. Bonavista is the closest place, 25 km off. The big place round here is St. John's, 127 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Swibbs Cove Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name Atlantic cod, bull-rout and capelin. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Swibbs Cove Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -6°C in January to roughly 15°C in August. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Swibbs Cove Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Castle Cove at 2.4 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Swibbs Cove Pond for certain.