Tracey Lake Fishing in Saint John County, New Brunswick

• Overview

  Tracey Lake is a Saint John County water, New Brunswick side. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Saint John County standards. The nearest place of any size is Fundy-St. Martins, 12 km away. Hampton follows at 23 km, then Nauwigewauk at 24 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Tracey Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Fish documented in Saint John County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and American shad. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Tracey Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°C in January and 18°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Tracey Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Hosford Lake is 1.6 km off. For Tracey Lake in particular, ask before you travel.