Third Long Pond Fishing Guide, Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  In Newfoundland and Labrador, Third Long Pond falls inside Come By Chance. The sea is 2.2 km distant. Roughly 16 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 3.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Clarenville, is 35 km away. After that come Clarenville-Shoal Harbour at 37 km and Victoria at 47 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Third Long Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Come By Chance include Atlantic cod, brook trout and American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Third Long Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 16°C and February at -6°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Third Long Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Second Long Pond is 0.7 km distant. Treat access at Third Long Pond as something to verify.