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

• Overview

  Strange Lake lies within the bounds of Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The land about it is lake country bush. At roughly 8 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New Brunswick listings. Head to Grand Bay-Westfield, 24 km away, for anything you forgot. Dartmouth is the closest city, 247 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Strange Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Charlotte County names Atlantic salmon, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Strange Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -10°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Strange Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Spruce Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Strange Lake in what we hold.