Fishing at Little North Lake, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Little North Lake is set in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. The surface lies 227 metres up. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Annapolis County list holds plenty of bigger water. 24 km away sits Middleton, the nearest town. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 121 km distant. Other water nearby: Mud Lake lies 1.2 km on, Medicraft Lake near enough 1.5 km, Carter Lake lies 1.6 km on and Second Grimm Lake near enough 4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little North Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Annapolis County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and chain pickerel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Little North Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Little North Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 1.2 km off. Check the position at Little North Lake before loading the car.