Hungry Lake Fishing in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Hungry Lake is one of the Guysborough County listings for Nova Scotia. The ground around here is lake country bush. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 4.1 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For supplies, Stellarton is 38 km out. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 106 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hungry Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Guysborough County, recorded fish include alewife, American eel and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Hungry Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -7°C to 18°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Hungry Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Bruin Lake is 1.4 km off. Nothing on Hungry Lake should be assumed from this page alone.