Fishing Bonny Doone Lake in Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Within Saint John County, New Brunswick, you have Bonny Doone Lake. Elevation runs to 83 metres. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saint John County. You are 6.9 km from Fundy Shores. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 231 km distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bonny Doone Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Saint John County names alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, American shad and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Bonny Doone Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -9°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Bonny Doone Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is a mapped landing stage 1.4 km away. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Hanson Long Lake, 1.6 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Bonny Doone Lake for certain.