Dicks Lake Fishing Guide, Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Dicks Lake stands in Kings County, New Brunswick. It sits 14 km in from the sea. Around 29 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kings County list. 16 km away sits Fundy-St. Martins, the nearest town. Sussex Corner lies 18 km off, Sussex another 20 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Dicks Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Dicks Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -9°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Dicks Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Elbow Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Dicks Lake carry more weight than any list.