Fishing at Little Lake, Charlotte County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  You will find Little Lake in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Fundy Bay lies 5.3 km from the water. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 255 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. Nothing about the approach is difficult in dry weather.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Charlotte County: Atlantic salmon, coalfish, alewife, Atlantic cod and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Little Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -6°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Little Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Eel Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Little Lake if anything is unclear.