Fishing Flinn Lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Flinn Lake belongs to Kings County. The water sits 213 metres up. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kings County. The nearest place of any size is Berwick, 18 km away. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 93 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Flinn Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Kings County names Atlantic salmon, striped bass, brook trout, brown trout and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Flinn Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -6°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Flinn Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Mud Lake, 1.9 km out. Ask locally about Flinn Lake if anything is unclear.