Fishing at Little Sherwood Lake, Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  You will find Little Sherwood Lake in Kings County, New Brunswick. Elevation runs to 117 metres. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For a base, Grand Bay-Westfield sits 10 km out. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 232 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Sherwood Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kings County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch and brook trout among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Sherwood Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Little Sherwood Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Labrador Lake at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Little Sherwood Lake.