Fishing Kendricks Lake in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Kendricks Lake is set in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 2.5 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to St. Stephen, 5 km off. It is 302 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Kendricks Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Charlotte County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Kendricks Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -9°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Kendricks Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Potters Lake, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Kendricks Lake is worth confirming on the day.