Stein Lake in Charlotte County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Stein Lake is listed under Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The coast is 3.3 km away. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For supplies, Saint Andrews is 12 km out. Further out sit Calais (17 km) and St. Stephen (18 km). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Stein Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Stein Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -8°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Stein Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Welch Lake is 1.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Stein Lake.