Bay Lake Fishing near Wells, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Look for Bay Lake in the Kings County part of New Brunswick. The country here is lake country bush. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Wells, is 1.1 km distant. After that come Rothesay at 4.1 km and Quispamsis at 4.3 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Bay Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Kings County list alewife, Atlantic salmon and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Bay Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -8°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Bay Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Bradley Lake, 1.7 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Bay Lake for certain.