Little Liberty Lake Fishing Guide, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Annapolis County in Nova Scotia is where Little Liberty Lake sits. It sits in pine and birch. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Some 37 km away sits Digby, the nearest settlement. Middleton lies 67 km off, Liverpool another 68 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Liberty Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Annapolis County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Liberty Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -6°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Liberty Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is a campsite 1 km from the water. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Liberty Lake is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Little Liberty Lake for certain.