Fishing at Little Sixmile Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Little Sixmile Lake is a Halifax Regional Municipality water, in Nova Scotia. Height above sea level is 80 metres. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Waverley sits 9.6 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 17 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Sixmile Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Reported across Halifax Regional Municipality: brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Little Sixmile Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Little Sixmile Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lamprey Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Little Sixmile Lake.