Fishing at Lily Lake, Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  In New Brunswick, Lily Lake falls inside Saint John County. Around the bank it is rolling bush. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Saint John County list holds plenty of bigger water. Fundy-St. Martins sits 9.9 km from the bank. Dartmouth is the closest city, 175 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Saint John County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lily Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -8°C in January up to 18°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lily Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Molaskey Lake at 2.2 km is the nearest alternative. For Lily Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.