Clark Lake Fishing Guide, Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  In New Brunswick, Clark Lake falls inside Kings County. The surface lies 310 metres up. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New Brunswick listings. You are 13 km from Fundy-St. Martins. After that come Sussex Corner at 21 km and Sussex at 23 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Clark Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kings County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Clark Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -9°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Clark Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Pine Lake, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Clark Lake if anything is unclear.