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16-acre lake near City of Saint John. Government of New Brunswick lake depth survey. The lake tops out around 10 ft. These contours are modeled — built from the real shoreline and the water's maximum depth — so read them as a guide, never as navigation. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.
Drawn out, this is 16 acres of water rimmed by 1.6 miles of bank. A development index of 2.8 means a maze of bays and points: far more casting targets than a round bowl of the same size. Nothing on this chart breaks 15 ft, which makes the whole surface littoral: weeds, bait and ambush cover everywhere. Call it 0.3 mi long by 0.3 mi wide at the broadest reach. You'll find it in Saint John County. The nearest mapped water is Lily Lake, 1 mi to the south.
Start shallow in spring: smallmouth bass sit in 2 to 9.8 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 3 to 9.8 ft covers summer, 3 to 9.8 ft covers winter. Top water on the chart: Main-lake point, a point in the 8 ft range, prime in fall. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. Throw a drop shot (goby/minnow) or a ned rig until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 9.8 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Ned rig, Tube jig |
| Summer | 3 to 9.8 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (4 ft) | Drop shot (goby/minnow), Ned rig |
| Fall | 3 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Jerkbait, Blade bait |
| Winter | 3 to 9.8 ft | midday | Break off the point (4 ft) | Blade bait, Hair jig |
When the water first warms, chain pickerel slide up into 2 to 9.8 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 2 to 9.8 ft, winter 3 to 9.8 ft. Start at Break off the point. It's a drop-off holding about 4 ft of water and rates prime come fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a weedless spoon + trailer or a buzzbait rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 2 to 9.8 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (4 ft) | Weedless spoon + trailer, Buzzbait |
| Fall | 3 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (4 ft) | Jerkbait along weed edges, Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 3 to 9.8 ft | dawn | Break off the point (4 ft) | Jigging spoon (through ice) |
Come spring, look for yellow perch tight to the bank in 2 to 9.8 ft. Through summer count on 3 to 9.8 ft; the winter hold is 3 to 9.8 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Deep basin: a deep basin around 8 ft that scores prime in fall. Best bite is early morning. A drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Summer | 3 to 9.8 ft | dawn | Deep basin (8 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Fall | 3 to 9.8 ft | midday | Deep basin (8 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Winter | 3 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (8 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
In spring, brook trout run shallow here, mostly 1 to 9.8 ft. Summer keeps them at 3 to 9.8 ft, and they winter in 1 to 9.8 ft. Deep basin is the standout, a deep basin at roughly 8 ft, rated prime for summer brook trout. Time it for early morning and the evening. You won't need more than a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 9.8 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Summer | 3 to 9.8 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (8 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Fall | 1 to 9.8 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (8 ft) | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Winter | 1 to 9.8 ft | dawn | Deep basin (8 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
Fisher Lakes carries 4 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Main-lake point, about 8 ft down.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for New Brunswick waters are set by the New Brunswick fishing rules — and special regulations can apply to Fisher Lakes specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Fisher Lakes is about 9.8 ft (3 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, brook trout on Fisher Lakes. This isn't a survey of the water — none is published for it — but an informed estimate from the species common to the region, narrowed by this water's depth, size and each species' range.
Main-lake point is the top-rated area: a point in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for smallmouth bass in fall. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For smallmouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Fisher Lakes is regulated by the New Brunswick fishing rules. Check the official New Brunswick regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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More water nearby: Saint John County fishing maps (19 charts). Browse all New Brunswick fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.