Third Pond in Red Harbour: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Third Pond stands in Red Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits 3 km in from the sea. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For supplies, Marystown is 14 km out. St. John's sits 179 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Second Pond within 0.9 km, Redland Cove Pond 2.1 km away, Andleys Pond within 2.2 km, Brook Pond 2.4 km away and Peaches Pond within 2.7 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Third Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Treat Third Pond as a water to read rather than to cover. Look for colour changes in the water and fish the seam between them.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in February. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Third Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Second Pond, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Third Pond in what we hold.