Biggar Lake Fishing Guide, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  You will find Biggar Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Tidal water begins 23 km from here. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Nearest town is Stellarton, 52 km off. Further out sit Westville (54 km) and New Glasgow (55 km). Nearest other option: Reynolds Lake within 0.7 km, Mud Lake 1.5 km off, Long Lake within 1.6 km, Beeswanger Lake 1.7 km off and Pug Lake within 2.5 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Biggar Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Halifax Regional Municipality records list brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Biggar Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -6°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Biggar Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Reynolds Lake is 0.7 km distant. For Biggar Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.