Smiths Lake Fishing Guide, Northumberland County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Smiths Lake is a Northumberland County water, in New Brunswick. The water sits 53 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. Quarryville sits 6.5 km from here and is the nearest stop. Miramichi River Valley is 19 km and Eel Ground 25 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Smiths Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Northumberland County names Atlantic salmon, American eel and striped bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Smiths Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -11°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Smiths Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Crocker Lake at 14 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Smiths Lake may have changed since it was mapped.