Upper Glide Lake Fishing near Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Upper Glide Lake falls in Pasadena, part of Newfoundland and Labrador. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. The water covers some 50 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Some 7.0 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On size it sits at the modest end of our Pasadena list. Start from Pasadena, 9.9 km down the road. For a city, Sydney is 378 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Upper Glide Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Pasadena, recorded fish include Arctic charr, rainbow smelt and Atlantic tomcod. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Upper Glide Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 15°C and February near -9°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Upper Glide Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Moose Pond, 7.5 km away. None of that is settled for Upper Glide Lake in what we hold.