Back Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Set in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, this is Back Lake. The water sits 114 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Upper Hammonds Plains, 8.6 km away. Stillwater Lake follows at 12 km, then English Corner at 14 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Back Lake

  Depth figures are not published 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. County-wide records name brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Back Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in January up to 18°C in August. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Back Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Big Indian Lake is 2.4 km distant. For Back Lake in particular, ask before you travel.