Hanson Long Lake Fishing Guide, Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Hanson Long Lake lies within the bounds of Saint John County, New Brunswick. The water sits 68 metres up. Roughly 30 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Some 6.8 km away sits Fundy Shores, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 232 km away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Hanson Long Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Saint John County names alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Hanson Long Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 18°C and January reads -9°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Hanson Long Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A pier 520 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Bonny Doone Lake, 1.6 km away. Confirm before you fish Hanson Long Lake.