Upper Saltwater Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Upper Saltwater Pond in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Surface area is around 28 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The margin runs to about 5.5 km in total. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. The town to know is Fogo Island, 36 km out. St. John's is the closest city, 226 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Saltwater Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name American eel and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Upper Saltwater Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -7°C to 16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Upper Saltwater Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Saltwater Pond is 3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Upper Saltwater Pond for certain.