Little Lake No Good Fishing near Enfield, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Halifax Regional Municipality end of Nova Scotia holds Little Lake No Good. It sits in rolling bush country. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 12 km from Enfield. After that come Lantz at 14 km and Lake Echo at 14 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. Nothing about the setting is dramatic, and that suits the fishing.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake No Good

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Little Lake No Good decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Little Lake No Good the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Bens Lake is 0.7 km distant. Confirm before you fish Little Lake No Good.