Burke Lake near Greenwood: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Kings County, Burke Lake is a Nova Scotia water. Around the bank it is lake country bush. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 2.3 km keeps the choices simple. Compared with other Nova Scotia water on our list, it sits high. The nearest place of any size is Greenwood, 32 km away. It is 89 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Burke Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kings County cover Atlantic salmon, striped bass, brook trout, brown trout and American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Burke Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -6°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. From about mid April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Burke Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Black Duck Lake is 3.2 km distant. Confirm before you fish Burke Lake.