Lac d'en Bas Fishing in Digby County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Lac d'en Bas is one of the Digby County listings for Nova Scotia. It sits at 49 metres above sea level. Roughly 69 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 4.5 km keeps the choices simple. It is among the larger waters listed here for Digby County. Nearest place of any size is Digby, 47 km away. Beyond it, Yarmouth at 48 km and Fundy Bay at 76 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac d'en Bas

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Digby County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, American shad, American eel and blueback herring among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac d'en Bas the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -4°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late December in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac d'en Bas more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Spectacle Lake, 1.3 km out. Nothing on Lac d'en Bas should be assumed from this page alone.