Fishing at Fletchers Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Within Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, you have Fletchers Lake. Tidal water begins 15 km from here. At some 1.08 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. Nearest town is Fall River, 3.4 km off. After that come Beaver Bank at 6 km and Windsor Junction at 6.9 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Fletchers Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Halifax Regional Municipality cover brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Fletchers Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in January up to 18°C in August. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Fletchers Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You can leave the car about 470 m from the water. A pier or jetty stands 170 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lizard Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Fletchers Lake.