Fishing at Gaspereau Lake, Kings County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Gaspereau Lake sits within Kings County in Nova Scotia. The surface lies 190 metres up. This is big water, about 18.93 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. The perimeter is close to 82 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Among the waters listed for Kings County, none is wider. The closest town, Hayes Subdivision, is 10 km away. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 84 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Gaspereau Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, striped bass, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Gaspereau Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -6°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Gaspereau Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Blue Mountain Lake is 2.5 km off. None of that is settled for Gaspereau Lake in what we hold.