Little Rocky Lake, New Brunswick: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kings County, New Brunswick, is where Little Rocky Lake sits. The bank is 66 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Hampton sits 16 km from the bank. Nauwigewauk lies 17 km off, Valley Waters another 19 km. Close by you also have: Vanwart Lake at 0.7 km, Deep Lake at about 1.5 km, Fowler Lake at 2 km, Jones Lake at about 2.4 km and Rocky Lake at 2.7 km. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Little Rocky Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kings County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Little Rocky Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Little Rocky Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Vanwart Lake is 0.7 km distant. Where Little Rocky Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.