Grassy Lake Fishing, N of Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Guysborough County in Nova Scotia is where Grassy Lake sits. The bank is 44 metres above sea level. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Guysborough County list holds plenty of bigger water. Antigonish sits 63 km from the bank. It is 125 km to Dartmouth, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Grassy Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Guysborough County, recorded fish include alewife, American eel, brook trout and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Grassy Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while February sits near -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Grassy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Fancys Hill Lake is 0.7 km off. Treat Grassy Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.