Lost Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lost Lake is listed under Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It sits 20 km in from the sea. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For supplies, Musquodoboit Harbour is 29 km out. Beyond it, Stewiacke at 42 km and Porters Lake at 42 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lost Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lost Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows a jetty some 620 m off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Scraggy Lake is 1 km distant. Treat access at Lost Lake as something to verify.