Fishing Cole Harbour Round Lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Cole Harbour Round Lake belongs to Guysborough County. Elevation runs to 5 metres. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 1.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ground here is low by Nova Scotia standards. Louisdale sits 39 km from the bank. Port Hawkesbury is 40 km and St. Peter's 51 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cole Harbour Round Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name coalfish, Atlantic cod, alewife, American eel and brook trout. Fish Cole Harbour Round Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, February about -6°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Cole Harbour Round Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Stevens Lake, 2.2 km out. Check the position at Cole Harbour Round Lake before loading the car.