Haynes Lake, New Brunswick: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Saint John County, New Brunswick, is where Haynes Lake sits. Salt water lies 9.3 km off. The water covers some 38 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 2.4 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On our Saint John County list it sits near the top for size. Wells lies 8.3 km from the water. After that come Rothesay at 11 km and Fairvale at 12 km. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Haynes Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Saint John County list alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, American shad and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Haynes Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -8°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Haynes Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Robertson Lake is 2.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Haynes Lake in what we hold.