Little Lake Fishing Guide, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Little Lake is a Guysborough County water, in Nova Scotia. The bank is 67 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Guysborough County list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Antigonish is 53 km out. Port Hawkesbury lies 69 km off, Stellarton another 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Guysborough County records list alewife, American eel and brook trout among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Little Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, February about -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Little Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Third Lake, 1 km out. Check the position at Little Lake before loading the car.