Porcupine Lake, New Brunswick: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Porcupine Lake sits in Saint John County, out in New Brunswick. It sits at 106 metres above sea level. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saint John County. For supplies, Wells is 4.2 km out. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 198 km distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Porcupine Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Saint John County list alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Porcupine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -8°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Porcupine Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Little Ben Lomond Lake, 0.7 km away. For Porcupine Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.