Sullivans Lake near Beaurivage: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Sullivans Lake sits in Kent County, out in New Brunswick. It sits 18 km in from the sea. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Kent County are larger. Beaurivage is the closest town at 15 km. It is 262 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Sullivans Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Kent County list American eel, striped bass, rainbow smelt, brook trout and white perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Anyone new to Sullivans Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -10°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Sullivans Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac a Jos-Wilfrid is 8.5 km distant. Treat access at Sullivans Lake as something to verify.