Little New River Lake Fishing near Pennfield, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Charlotte County in New Brunswick is where Little New River Lake sits. The surface lies 65 metres up. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Pennfield lies 14 km from the water. For a city, Dartmouth is 247 km off. Within a short drive: Cranberry Lake at 0.5 km, Burnt Dam Lake after 1.4 km, Triconia Lake at 1.6 km, Fidele Lake after 1.7 km and Grassy Lake at 2.3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little New River Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Charlotte County include Atlantic salmon, alewife and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Little New River Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -9°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Little New River Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Cranberry Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Little New River Lake for certain.