Black Duck Lake Fishing near Greenwood, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Black Duck Lake belongs to Kings County. The shore lies 36 km out. It runs to roughly 63 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Compared with other Nova Scotia water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Greenwood, is 34 km distant. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 90 km distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Black Duck Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Kings County: Atlantic salmon, striped bass, brook trout, brown trout and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Black Duck Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -6°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Black Duck Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Owen Lake is 1.4 km off. What applies at Black Duck Lake may have changed since it was mapped.