Fishing Bayswater Pond in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Lunenburg County end of Nova Scotia holds Bayswater Pond. Salt water lies 1.3 km off. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It lies lower than most water we list in Nova Scotia. Nearest town is Chester, 14 km off. Shad Bay lies 22 km off, Lunenburg another 24 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Bayswater Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Lunenburg County cover American eel, Atlantic whitefish, smallmouth bass, striped bass and coalfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Bayswater Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -5°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. From about mid April to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Bayswater Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. SR 111 Bayswater Memorial Parking holds the nearest mapped parking, 200 m out. A rest area sits about 150 m from the water. There are toilets mapped about 310 m away. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Hubleys Lake, 1.1 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Bayswater Pond for certain.