Long Lake near Grand Bay-Westfield: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In New Brunswick, Long Lake falls inside Kings County. It lies 236 metres above sea level. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Compared with other New Brunswick water on our list, it sits high. You are 14 km from Grand Bay-Westfield. For a city, Dartmouth is 228 km off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Kings County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Long 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. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Long Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Square Lake, 1.1 km away. Rules at Long Lake are worth checking on the day.