Little Lake Fishing near Pennfield, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Little Lake lies in Charlotte County, in New Brunswick. Salt water lies 5.6 km off. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Charlotte County list. You are 5.1 km from Pennfield. It is 252 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Charlotte County list Atlantic salmon, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Little Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°C in January and 18°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Little Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Johnson Lake at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Little Lake carry more weight than any list.