Black Duck Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Within Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, you have Black Duck Lake. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Halifax Regional Municipality. Musquodoboit Harbour is the closest place, 22 km off. It is 58 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Black Duck Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Black Duck Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -6°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Black Duck Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Little Kearney Lake, 0.9 km away. What applies at Black Duck Lake may have changed since it was mapped.