Long Lake Fishing near Princeville, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  You will find Long Lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. It lies 169 metres above sea level. The water covers some 28 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.2 km of margin, front to back. It ranks high for size among our Guysborough County listings. Nearest town is Port Hawkesbury, 13 km off. The nearest city of size is Sydney, 120 km away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. 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. Records held for Guysborough County cover alewife, American eel and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Long Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -7°C in February and 18°C in August. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Long Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Five Mile Lake is 3.6 km distant. What applies at Long Lake may have changed since it was mapped.