Christie Lake in Kings County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Christie Lake is one of the Kings County waters in New Brunswick. The surface lies 188 metres up. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Kings County are larger. You are 15 km from Fundy-St. Martins. Dartmouth sits 167 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Christie Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Kings County, recorded fish include alewife, Atlantic salmon and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Christie Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -9°C in January and 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Christie Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Manning Lake, 2.7 km away. Treat access at Christie Lake as something to verify.