Loon Lake Fishing near Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  You will find Loon Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It sits in lake country bush country. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.5 km of margin, front to back. Musquodoboit Harbour lies 33 km from the water. The big place round here is Dartmouth, 67 km distant. Close by you also have: Dog Lake (0.5 km), Jed Lake at 1.2 km, Wire Lake (1.4 km), Duck Lake at 1.7 km and Cope Lake (2.4 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Halifax Regional Municipality names brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Loon Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, January about -6°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Loon Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Dog Lake is 0.5 km distant. Nothing on Loon Lake should be assumed from this page alone.