Parks Lake in Queens County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Parks Lake lies in Queens County, in New Brunswick. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Chipman, 19 km away. It is 227 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. More in the same country: McLean Lake about 9.8 km, Cranberry Lake after 12 km, Cameron Lake about 12 km, Barton Lake after 14 km and Youngs Cove about 22 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Parks Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Queens County include yellow perch, alewife and pumpkinseed. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Parks Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -9°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Parks Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, McLean Lake is 9.8 km off. Signs at Parks Lake carry more weight than any list.