Harry Lake Fishing near Brookside, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  This water sits in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It sits at 82 metres above sea level. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. 4.9 km away sits Brookside, the nearest town. Shad Bay is 9.2 km away, with Green Acres at 9.3 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Harry Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Halifax Regional Municipality records list brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Harry Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -5°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Harry Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Little Cranberry Lake is 1.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Harry Lake.