Little Lake Fishing, S of Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Little Lake belongs to Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The water sits 13 metres up. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is low-lying compared with other Nova Scotia water we list. Musquodoboit Harbour sits 1.9 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 36 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Halifax Regional Municipality records list Atlantic cod, coalfish and brook trout among the fish reported. Anyone new to Little Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 18°C; by February the average is down near -5°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Little Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. The nearest mapped parking is 970 m away, so the last stretch is on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Eunice Lake is 1.3 km distant. What applies at Little Lake may have changed since it was mapped.