Lac de Bon-Secours Fishing near Champdoré, New Brunswick

• Overview

  The Kent County end of New Brunswick holds Lac de Bon-Secours. It lies 77 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Kent County standards. 19 km away sits Champdoré, the nearest town. Then Five Rivers, 21 km, and Saint-Antoine, 22 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Bon-Secours

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Kent County: American eel, striped bass and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac de Bon-Secours responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -9°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lac de Bon-Secours follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Adamsville Lake, 13 km away. Treat access at Lac de Bon-Secours as something to verify.