A grey, even sky over the water, with dead-still conditions and pressure sitting still. Give the shaded margin through bright spells the first hour at Longs Lake. Numbers are low everywhere; the evening is the pick of them. Lower the pace and stay patient. Bundle up; the fishing will be slow but not impossible.
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Longs Lake belongs to Kings County, New Brunswick. It sits at 91 metres above sea level. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. 6.1 km away sits Grand Bay-Westfield, the nearest town. It is 217 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. In the same area: Telegraph Lake out at 1.1 km, Mud Lake 1.7 km off, Scallan Lake out at 5.5 km, Williams Lake 5.6 km off and Oram Lake out at 6.3 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.
Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Kings County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod, 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. Longs Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.
Typical August readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -9°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Longs Lake that shapes the whole year.
There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Telegraph Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Longs Lake before loading the car.
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