Molaskey Lake Fishing Guide, Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Molaskey Lake is set in Saint John County, New Brunswick. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saint John County are larger. 12 km away sits Fundy-St. Martins, the nearest town. Hampton is 25 km and Nauwigewauk 25 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Molaskey Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Saint John County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, American shad and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Molaskey Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -8°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Molaskey Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Hosford Lake is 2 km off. Check the position at Molaskey Lake before loading the car.