Crescent Lake, New Brunswick: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Crescent Lake is one of the Saint John County waters in New Brunswick. Height above sea level is 55 metres. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Millidgeville, is 2.3 km away. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 209 km distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Crescent Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Saint John County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Crescent Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°C in January and 18°C in August. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Crescent Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking is mapped about 200 m from the bank. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Mayflower Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Crescent Lake before loading the car.