Fishing George Lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Look for George Lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. The surface lies 177 metres up. It runs to roughly 77 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The margin runs to about 6.6 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Annapolis County. Start from Middleton, 42 km down the road. Beyond it, Digby at 45 km and Greenwood at 49 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on George Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Annapolis County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On George Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -6°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on George Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Hendry Lake is 1.7 km distant. Check the position on George Lake before loading the car.