Fishing at Roddys Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Roddys Lake is one of the Queens County waters in New Brunswick. It sits 25 km in from the sea. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Queens County. Start from Grand Bay-Westfield, 21 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 240 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Roddys Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Queens County include yellow perch, alewife, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Roddys Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -10°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Roddys Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. O'Leary Lake, 4.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Roddys Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.