Toe Pond near Fortune: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Toe Pond is set in Lord's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 53 metres up. With some 26 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. Fortune is the closest town at 19 km. Grand Bank is 20 km and St. Lawrence 22 km. Not far off: Black Woods Pond 1 km, Catchers Pond 1.8 km off, Long Pond 2 km, Juniper Pond 2.1 km off and Robs Pond 2.9 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Toe Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish Toe Pond to its features, not to its size. Look for colour changes in the water and fish the seam between them.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for August and -5°C for February. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Toe Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Black Woods Pond is 1 km distant. Confirm access to Toe Pond locally before you travel.