Duffield Lake near Sussex Corner: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Duffield Lake is set in Kings County, New Brunswick. The water sits 321 metres up. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Kings County are larger. The closest town, Sussex Corner, is 16 km away. For a city, Dartmouth is 175 km off. Not far off: Grassy Lake a shade over 1.9 km, Dicks Lake 2.9 km away, Elbow Lake a shade over 3.7 km, Chisholm Lake 4.7 km away and Clark Lake a shade over 5.2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Duffield Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Kings County: alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Duffield Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -9°C for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Duffield Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Grassy Lake is 1.9 km distant. What applies at Duffield Lake may have changed since it was mapped.