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120-acre lake near Paroisse de Saint-Joseph. Government of New Brunswick lake depth survey. The lake tops out around 5 ft. The chart is a model: real shoreline, published maximum depth, interpolated in between. A planning tool, never a navigation product. Here's the year, species by species, as the scoring engine sees it.
Drawn out, this is 120 acres of water rimmed by 3.5 miles of bank. An index of 2.3 puts the bank firmly in maze territory: point after pocket after cove, every one a casting target. Nothing on this chart breaks 15 ft, which makes the whole surface littoral: weeds, bait and ambush cover everywhere. End to end it runs roughly 1.6 mi, about 0.2 mi across. You'll find it in Madawaska County. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Third Lake, 2 mi northwest of here.
Spring puts smallmouth bass in skinny water — 1 to 4.9 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 1 to 4.9 ft, and winter fish hold in 1 to 4.9 ft. Main-lake point is the standout, a point at roughly 5 ft, rated prime for fall smallmouth bass. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. A drop shot (goby/minnow) or a ned rig covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Ned rig, Tube jig |
| Summer | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (2 ft) | Drop shot (goby/minnow), Ned rig |
| Fall | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Jerkbait, Blade bait |
| Winter | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday | Break off the point (2 ft) | Blade bait, Hair jig |
Early season chain pickerel use the shallows, holding in 1 to 4.9 ft. Even in summer they hold at 1 to 4.9 ft; winter keeps them in 1 to 4.9 ft. The chart's best answer is Shallow bay flat — weed flat, 3 ft, prime for spring. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Tie on a weedless spoon + trailer or a buzzbait and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Weedless spoon + trailer, Buzzbait |
| Fall | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Jerkbait along weed edges, Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Jigging spoon (through ice) |
Spring yellow perch on Second Lake hold shallow, usually 1 to 4.9 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 1 to 4.9 ft in summer, 1 to 4.9 ft once it turns cold. Put Shallow bay flat first on the milk run — a weed flat near 3 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Summer | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Fall | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday | Deep basin (4 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Winter | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
Start shallow in spring: brook trout sit in 1 to 4.9 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 1 to 4.9 ft covers summer, 1 to 4.9 ft covers winter. The spot to know is Deep basin, a deep basin in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for brook trout in summer. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. Throw a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Summer | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (4 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Fall | 1 to 4.9 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (5 ft) | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Winter | 1 to 4.9 ft | dawn | Deep basin (4 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
The chart marks 6 structure features on Second Lake; the deepest is Main-lake point at about 5 ft.
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 Second Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official New Brunswick fishing regulations →
Second Lake is about 4.9 ft (1 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 Second Lake. 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 5 ft of water that rates prime for smallmouth bass in fall. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each 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 Second Lake 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: Madawaska County fishing maps (7 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.