Fishing near Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton stands in York County, out in New Brunswick. None of the following needs a full day to reach. Near end of the list first: Tower Lake 5.7 km to the south-west, Sterling Lake 7.3 km, Killarney Lake 8.5 km to the north followed by First Snowshoe Lake 15.4 km. Sterling Lake holds its weed late, so keep a rig that comes through it clean. Standing water makes up nearly all of it. The first drop-off out from the margin is where to start. Cold locks these up on a normal year. Once it clears, the fishing comes on quickly. At 9 hectares, Tower Lake is the closest water to town. Ice generally clears near mid April in an average year. Open records for York County list smallmouth bass, Atlantic salmon and pumpkinseed. Some of these banks are steep, so watch your footing after rain. Local anglers in Fredericton tend to rotate between these through the season....