Windup Lake Fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  You will find Windup Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador. The ground around here is taiga. It runs to roughly 92 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. At about 6.7 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. On size it sits at the modest end of our Newfoundland and Labrador list. The nearest town is Labrador City, 208 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 786 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Windup Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On Windup Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. Work the margins before you start casting for distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 12°C in July and bottoms out near -24°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Ice clears near early June and comes back about late October in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Windup Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Kenty Lake, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Windup Lake is worth confirming on the day.