Fishing near Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's sits on the eastern Avalon Peninsula, a short drive from St. John's, with a coastline on Conception Bay and a scattering of brooks, ponds, and rivers close at hand. The area is known for inshore saltwater action — mackerel and cod draw anglers to wharves and nearshore waters around Portugal Cove — while local brooks and ponds provide freshwater fishing. Murray's Pond Fishing & Country Club, located within the town, is a well-known private fishing destination on the doorstep of the community.
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American Plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Pacific Cod
Gadus macrocephalus
Porbeagle
Lamna nasus
Witch Flounder
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail Flounder
Limanda ferruginea
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