Fox Lake, New Brunswick: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Fox Lake is listed under York County, New Brunswick. Elevation runs to 87 metres. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our York County list. Nackawic-Millville is the closest place, 12 km off. Beyond it, Lakeland Ridges at 14 km and Woodstock at 28 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Fox Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. York County records list smallmouth bass, Atlantic salmon and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Fox Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -11°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Fox Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Brown Lake sits 7 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Fox Lake if anything is unclear.