Name’s Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Newfoundland coastal fishing report. We’re sitting in a classic early‑summer pattern now. Along the Avalon and up through Conception and Trinity bays, Environment Canada is calling for cool mornings, mid single‑digits to low teens, light northwest to west winds, and a mix of cloud and sun with only scattered showers. Seas are running generally calm to a light chop inshore, with a bit more roll on the open Atlantic side when the breeze freshens in the afternoon. Sunrise comes early and sunset late this time of year, giving you a big window. Around St. John’s you’re looking at sunrise just after 4:50 a.m. and sunset near 9:10 p.m., with similar times within an hour all around the island. First light is absolutely prime. Tides along the east coast today are on the modest side but still important. Around St. John’s and Conception Bay you can expect a low in the early morning, a rising tide through mid‑day, and high water early afternoon, then falling again toward evening. That flood tide has been the sweet spot lately – bait pushes in tight to the beaches and points, and the gamefish slide in right behind. Fish activity has picked up nicely. Inshore, folks have been into good numbers of mackerel, some chunky ones mixed in, along with a scatter of sea trout and the odd early cod where regulations allow. Up Placentia and Fortune Bay, small‑boat crews are reporting steady mackerel and a few pollock and hake on the deeper drops. Around the northern peninsula and into Notre Dame Bay, there’ve been reports of more cod showing on the traditional grounds, plus some decent flatfish on the sand patches. For numbers, most small‑boat crews targeting mackerel are seeing 20–50 fish on a half‑decent tide, with the better crews easily filling a modest session when the school stays put. Cod catches remain spotty and very location‑dependent, but where they’re in, a couple of dozen keeper‑sized fish for a crew, taken quickly, is not unusual when the bite is on and regulations line up. Sea trout have been more picky, with a handful of fish per angler considered a good tide in the estuaries and river mouths. On lures, it’s hard to beat small silver and blue mackerel jigs, diamond jigs, and shiny spoons worked fast through the upper third of the water column. Any metal that flashes like capelin or small herring is a winner right now. For trout and occasional coho nosing in early, slim minnow plugs in natural patterns, 3 to 4 inches long, have been drawing strikes at first light. Soft plastics on light jig heads – white, chartreuse, or motor oil – hopped just off bottom are taking cod, pollock, and flatfish on the deeper ledges. For bait, fresh mackerel strips, squid, and clam are the staples and working just fine. A simple two‑hook rig with fresh strip bait on a gentle drift over rough bottom is putting cod and other bottom species in the boat. In the estuaries, worms or roe sacks drifted naturally are tempting sea trout when they’re fussy and turning their nose up at hardware. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: • Conception Bay South shoreline – From Holyrood out toward Kelligrews and Foxtrap, the mackerel and occasional capelin are moving in on the rising tide, with trout around the creek mouths on overcast mornings. • The headlands around Cape Spear and Petty Harbour – When the swell is reasonable and it’s safe, these points have been holding mackerel, some early cod outside, and good jigging over nearby structure. Work the tide changes and keep an eye on the weather; it can turn quick out there. If you’re headed out, fish the low‑light hours, time your trip around the flooding tide, and keep your gear simple and shiny. The fish are there if you put in your time and move until you find them. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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