Long Lake Fishing Guide, Kings County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  New Brunswick holds Long Lake, in Kings County. The shore lies 12 km out. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 4.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The nearest town is Hampton, 5 km away. For a city, Dartmouth is 207 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Kings County, recorded fish include alewife, Atlantic salmon, yellow perch, brook trout and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Long Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -9°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Long Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Cochrane Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Where Long Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.