Dwellys Pond Fishing in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Dwellys Pond is one of the Charlotte County waters in New Brunswick. The bank is 82 metres above sea level. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Grand Manan, 3.1 km off. Dartmouth sits 260 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Dwellys Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Charlotte County records list Atlantic salmon, coalfish, alewife, Atlantic cod and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Dwellys Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid December in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Dwellys Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A jetty or pier is mapped about 200 m from here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try West Long Pond, 1.7 km away. For Dwellys Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.