Fishing Devils Elbow Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is where Devils Elbow Lake sits. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. For supplies, Bible Hill is 39 km out. Dartmouth is the closest city, 79 km away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Devils Elbow Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Halifax Regional Municipality cover brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Devils Elbow Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -7°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Devils Elbow Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Little Teakettle Lake is 0.6 km off. Where Devils Elbow Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.