Fishing Elbow Lake in Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  You will find Elbow Lake in Kings County, New Brunswick. The surroundings are pine and birch. Roughly 11 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 3.8 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New Brunswick listings. Fundy-St. Martins is the closest place, 15 km off. Sussex Corner lies 19 km off, Sussex another 21 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Elbow Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Kings County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Elbow Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -9°C to 17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Elbow Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Dicks Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Elbow Lake locally before you travel.