Mayflower Lake in Saint John County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Saint John County end of New Brunswick holds Mayflower Lake. This is lake country bush ground. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saint John County list. Nearest place of any size is Westmorland Heights, 2.5 km away. After that come Millidgeville at 2.8 km and Saint John East at 2.9 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mayflower Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Saint John County names alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Mayflower Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in August and bottoms out near -8°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about mid April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Mayflower Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A car park lies 450 m away, so the walk in is short. Picnic facilities are recorded some 1.4 km out. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Crescent Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Mayflower Lake are worth checking on the day.