Little Lyon Lake Fishing in Queens County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Little Lyon Lake sits in Queens County, out in New Brunswick. The shore lies 16 km out. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Grand Bay-Westfield sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. Dartmouth is the closest city, 231 km away. Others close at hand: Little Trout Lake 1 km away, Big Lyon Lake sits 1.4 km out, Parker Lake 1.8 km away, Deer Lake sits 1.9 km out and Globe Lake 1.9 km away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Little Lyon Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Queens County names yellow perch, alewife, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Little Lyon Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -9°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Little Lyon Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Little Trout Lake, 1 km out. For Little Lyon Lake in particular, ask before you travel.