Fishing Upper Green Hill Pond in Parkers Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Upper Green Hill Pond is one of the Parkers Cove waters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Height above sea level is 163 metres. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Marystown lies 36 km from the water. St. John's sits 166 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Upper Green Hill Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Parkers Cove records list brook trout and Atlantic salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Upper Green Hill Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Upper Green Hill Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lower Green Hill Pond is 1 km off. Confirm before you fish Upper Green Hill Pond.