Ludgate Lake Fishing in Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Ludgate Lake is one of the Saint John County listings for New Brunswick. The bank gives way to pine and birch. This is sizeable water at about 3.24 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saint John County list. Start from Lancaster, 6.9 km down the road. Island View Heights lies 7.4 km off, Quinton Heights another 8.8 km. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ludgate Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name alewife, Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and American shad. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Ludgate Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -8°C to 17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Ludgate Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Holman Lake, 1.8 km away. Check the position at Ludgate Lake before loading the car.