Seely Lake Fishing near St. George, New Brunswick

• Overview

  You will find Seely Lake in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. It stands 192 metres above sea level. With some 29 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.7 km keeps the choices simple. Nearest place of any size is St. George, 26 km away. For a city, Dartmouth is 255 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Seely Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Charlotte County list Atlantic salmon, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Seely Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -9°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Seely Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Ormond Lake is 2.5 km off. Treat access at Seely Lake as something to verify.