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

• Overview

  Little Soldier Lake falls in Halifax Regional Municipality, part of Nova Scotia. It sits at 102 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. Waverley lies 3 km from the water. Fall River lies 4.8 km off, Windsor Junction another 6.2 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Soldier Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Little Soldier Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 18°C and January near -6°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, mid April opens the water and mid December closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Little Soldier Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Reeve Lake is 0.4 km distant. Check the position at Little Soldier Lake before loading the car.