Fishing at Lohnes Lake, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Lohnes Lake is set in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. The bank is 168 metres above sea level. With some 23 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 3.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Digby sits 40 km from here and is the nearest stop. Middleton is 41 km and Greenwood 49 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lohnes Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Annapolis County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel, yellow perch and blueback herring. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lohnes Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lohnes Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Upper Hoyt Lake is 2.8 km distant. Treat Lohnes Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.