Little Lake Fishing near Arcadia, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Little Lake sits within Queens County in New Brunswick. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ground here is low by New Brunswick standards. Arcadia at 4.1 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 236 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Queens County, recorded fish include yellow perch, alewife, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Little Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -9°C in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Little Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Recorded parking is 890 m off, far enough to travel light. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Harts Lake, 5.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Little Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.