Woodfines Pond Fishing Guide, Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Out in Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, sits Woodfines Pond. Height above sea level is 189 metres. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Victoria, 26 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is St. John's, 58 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Woodfines Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Hant's Harbour include American eel, bull-rout, Atlantic hook-ear sculpin and grubby. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Woodfines Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in February and 16°C in August. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Woodfines Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Tarns Pond, 0.8 km away. Check the position at Woodfines Pond before loading the car.