Harvey Cove in York County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The York County entry here is Harvey Cove, in New Brunswick. The surroundings are pine and birch. This is sizeable water at about 6.95 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. There is roughly 21 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in York County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Manners Sutton, 5.3 km away. After that come Kingsclear at 19 km and Hanwell at 25 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Harvey Cove

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in York County include smallmouth bass, Atlantic salmon, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Harvey Cove the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Harvey Cove the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. You can launch: the ramp is 420 m away. A picnic site 920 m off makes this workable with family in tow. 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 the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Grieve Lake is 2.3 km off. Treat Harvey Cove as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.