Land of Laziness Lake Fishing near Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Land of Laziness Lake falls inside Halifax Regional Municipality. It stands 64 metres above sea level. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Stillwater Lake, 0.6 km down the road. Hubley is 3.3 km away, with English Corner at 5.1 km. Water in the same corner: Camp Hill Lake at 1.4 km, Elbow Lake after 1.5 km, Round Lake at 1.6 km, Flat Lake after 1.7 km and Coxs Lake at 1.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Land of Laziness Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Halifax Regional Municipality records list brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Land of Laziness Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for August and -6°C for January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Land of Laziness Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Camp Hill Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Land of Laziness Lake is worth confirming on the day.