Fishing Memramcook Lake in Westmorland County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  In New Brunswick, Memramcook Lake belongs to Westmorland County. The land about it is pine and birch. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It lies lower than most water we list in New Brunswick. The nearest place of any size is Memramcook, 2.2 km away. Dartmouth sits 164 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Memramcook Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Westmorland County: brook trout, yellow perch, American eel and white perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Memramcook Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -8°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. 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 mid December in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Memramcook Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Big Lake, 9.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Memramcook Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.