Trout Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Trout Pond sits in Port Blandford, out in Newfoundland and Labrador. It stands 143 metres above sea level. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For a base, Clarenville-Shoal Harbour sits 29 km out. Clarenville follows at 30 km, then Glovertown at 40 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Trout Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Port Blandford include Atlantic salmon, brook trout and bull-rout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Trout Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -7°C in February and 16°C in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Trout Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Little Gull Pond is 0.9 km distant. Nothing on Trout Pond should be assumed from this page alone.