Fishing at Blackall Lake, Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Within Saint John County, New Brunswick, you have Blackall Lake. The setting is rolling bush. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Forest Hills is the closest place, 2 km off. Dartmouth sits 202 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also within reach: Blindman Lake out at 1 km, Mystery Lake at 1.1 km, Kelly Lake out at 2.5 km, Chalet Lake at 2.6 km and Marsh Lake out at 2.7 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Blackall Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saint John County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and American shad. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Blackall Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -8°C on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Blackall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A car park lies 510 m away, so the walk in is short. There is a mapped landing stage 930 m away. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Blindman Lake, 1 km away. Treat Blackall Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.