Fishing at Fish Lake, York County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  York County, New Brunswick, is where Fish Lake sits. This is lake country bush ground. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our York County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 16 km away sits Central York, the nearest settlement. It is 306 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. Close neighbours run: Duck Lake 2.8 km off, Dorn Lake (3.6 km), Thomas Lake 9.1 km off, Grand John Lake (12 km) and Carleton Lake 12 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across York County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, Atlantic salmon, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and chain pickerel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Fish Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -11°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Fish Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Duck Lake, 2.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Fish Lake for certain.