Little Negro Lake Fishing in Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Little Negro Lake falls in Kings County, part of New Brunswick. It stands 83 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Grand Bay-Westfield sits 2.2 km from the bank. Dartmouth is the closest city, 225 km away. Neighbouring water: Negro Lake at 1.2 km, Smith Lake (2 km), Robin Hood Lake at 2.3 km, Little John Lake (2.4 km) and Ogden Lake at 2.8 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Negro Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Kings County names alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Little Negro Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -9°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Little Negro Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Negro Lake is 1.2 km off. Nothing on Little Negro Lake should be assumed from this page alone.