Lemont Lake, Nova Scotia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Lemont Lake falls inside Halifax Regional Municipality. The surface lies 69 metres up. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. Start from Tam O'Shanter Ridge, 0.4 km down the road. Further out sit Greenough (1 km) and Commodore Park (1.3 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lemont Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Halifax Regional Municipality cover brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lemont Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in August and bottom out at -5°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Lemont Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data has parking about 350 m from the shore. There are toilets mapped about 920 m away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Topsail Lake at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lemont Lake carry more weight than any list.