Limeburners Lake Fishing Guide, Charlotte County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Limeburners Lake belongs to Charlotte County, New Brunswick. What surrounds it is rolling bush. With some 55 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The outline measures near 5.7 km, so local knowledge counts. Size puts it in the front rank of our Charlotte County list. The closest town, Saint Andrews, is 12 km distant. Then Calais, 14 km, and St. Stephen, 15 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Limeburners Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, coalfish, alewife and Atlantic cod. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Limeburners Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -8°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Limeburners Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Snowshoe Lake at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Limeburners Lake for certain.