Lake Joli Fishing in Digby County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  You will find Lake Joli in Digby County, Nova Scotia. The land about it is rolling bush. It measures some 2.15 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The perimeter runs near 15 km, so plan the walk before you start. On our Digby County list it sits near the top for size. 23 km away sits Digby, the nearest town. Beyond it, Middleton at 65 km and Greenwood at 75 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lake Joli

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Digby County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, American shad and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lake Joli the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. 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. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lake Joli to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Crouse Lake is 1.9 km off. Ask locally about Lake Joli if anything is unclear.