Fishing at Kidston Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Kidston Lake is one of the Halifax Regional Municipality waters in Nova Scotia. The surface lies 83 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Thornhill, 1.1 km out. It is 6 km to Halifax, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Kidston Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Halifax Regional Municipality, recorded fish include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Kidston Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -5°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Kidston Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Parking within 170 m means no long carry with tackle. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Weavers North Lake, 2 km away. Treat Kidston Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.