Haunted Lake near Beaver Bank: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, you have Haunted Lake. The setting is mixed forest on every side. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Most waters listed here for Halifax Regional Municipality are larger. Start from Beaver Bank, 7.2 km down the road. Further out sit Fall River (8.2 km) and Windsor Junction (11 km). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Haunted Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Halifax Regional Municipality list brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Haunted Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Haunted Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Sandy Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Haunted Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.