Fishing Bog Lake in Hants, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Within Hants, Nova Scotia, you have Bog Lake. The water sits 150 metres up. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Windsor is the closest town at 13 km. Mount Uniacke is 13 km and Upper Hammonds Plains 22 km. In the same area: King Lake after 1.8 km, West Lake 2.3 km, Taylor Lake after 2.9 km, Big Pine Lake 3 km and Halls Lake after 3.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bog Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Hants include American eel, Atlantic salmon, striped bass, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Bog Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in January and 18°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Bog Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, King Lake is 1.8 km distant. Check the position at Bog Lake before loading the car.