Cranberry Lake Fishing Guide, Queens County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Cranberry Lake lies within the bounds of Queens County, New Brunswick. It sits at 129 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Valley Waters is the closest place, 13 km off. It is 221 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Cranberry Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Queens County list yellow perch, alewife, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Cranberry Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -9°C in January up to 19°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Cranberry Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Musquash Lake, 6.2 km out. For Cranberry Lake in particular, ask before you travel.