Little Bear Lake Fishing in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Little Bear Lake stands in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Annapolis County. Middleton is the closest place, 18 km off. Then Greenwood, 21 km, and Kingston, 23 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Bear Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Annapolis County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Little Bear Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -6°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Little Bear Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, East Branch Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Little Bear Lake locally before you travel.