Fishing Three Arm Pond in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Three Arm Pond in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits at 120 metres above sea level. With some 43 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 4.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. St. John's sits 16 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Three Arm Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Three Arm Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with February the cold end at about -5°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Three Arm Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  This one is in public ownership, with the usual conditions. There is a jetty 1.1 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Rocky Pond, 2.3 km out. Ask locally about Three Arm Pond if anything is unclear.