Cundy Lake Fishing in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Cundy Lake is one of the Charlotte County listings for New Brunswick. The setting is lake country bush on every side. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 3.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. St. George is the closest place, 28 km off. It is 259 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cundy Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Charlotte County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Cundy Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -10°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Cundy Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, West Long Lake is 3.5 km off. Check the current arrangement for Cundy Lake.