Taylor Lake in Saint John County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Taylor Lake is one of the Saint John County waters in New Brunswick. Salt water lies 9.3 km off. It runs to roughly 40 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 3.2 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saint John County list. The town to know is Wells, 11 km out. It is 190 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Taylor Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -8°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Taylor Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Otter Lake is 1.7 km off. Rules at Taylor Lake are worth checking on the day.