Leets Lake Fishing Guide, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Leets Lake belongs to Guysborough County. The sea is 11 km distant. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Guysborough County standards. Nearest place of any size is Port Hawkesbury, 22 km away. Antigonish follows at 33 km, then Princeville at 36 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Leets Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Guysborough County list 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. Treat Leets Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 18°C and February at -7°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Leets Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Shepherd Lake sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Leets Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.