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Best smallmouth bass lakes in New Brunswick

261 New Brunswick waters list smallmouth bass (official records or labelled estimates), 218 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. Grand Lake — 100 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. East Grand Lake — 127 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Grand Lake — 120 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Spednic Lake — 54.1 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #4: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · 1 public access site
5. Oromocto Lake — 45 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Magaguadavic Lake — 35 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
7. Woodland Flowage — 24 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Lac Baker — 125 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
9. East Branch Reservoir — 60 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Harvey Lake — 45 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Glasier Lake — 118 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Nictau Lake — 74 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. French Lake — 22 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Bass River Lake — 6 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Cranberry Lake — 14 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Folly Lake — 8 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Ludgate Lake — 29.9 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #17: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
18. Napadogan Lake — 3 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #18: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached

…plus 243 more New Brunswick waters holding smallmouth bass.

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When to fish smallmouth bass in New Brunswick

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

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