Western Newfoundland: 5 hot spots
The staff at Corner Brook’s Good Buddy Sports share their top salmon and brook trout rivers
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Corner Brook’s Good Buddy Sports has supplied western Newfoundlanders with fishing, hunting and motorsports gear for 25 years. The following hot spots come from the store’s angling expert, Jeremy Rumbolt, who never hits the water without a few of the top local flies, including the Green Machine Bomber and Green Highlander.
More info: Good Buddy Sports, (709) 388-0773, www.goodbuddysports.ca
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GRAND LAKE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
GPS: 48.921, -57.439
FISH: Landlocked salmon
HIGHLIGHT: Fantastic spring action
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WHEN: May and June
HARRYS RIVER, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
GPS: 48.843, -56.921
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FISH: Atlantic salmon
HIGHLIGHT: Beautiful scenery at Cliff Pool
WHEN: June to August
LOMOND RIVER, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
GPS: 49.405811, -57.727167
FISH: Atlantic salmon
HIGHLIGHT: Bordering Gros Morne Park, with easy access to countless pools
WHEN: June to August
SERPENTINE LAKE & RIVER, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
GPS: 48.899, -58.319
FISH: Atlantic salmon, brook trout (including sea-run)
HIGHLIGHT: Breathtaking scenery and a variety of species
WHEN: July to September
SOUTHWEST BROOK, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
GPS: 48.500, -58.146
FISH: Atlantic salmon, brook trout
HIGHLIGHT: Good access to lots of fishable water
WHEN: June to August
Good Buddy’s Jeremy Rumbolt, taking home a couple of nice fish.