Fishing at Louis Boudreaus Lake, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Louis Boudreaus Lake is one of the Guysborough County waters in Nova Scotia. The land about it is mixed forest. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Guysborough County. Some 32 km away sits Louisdale, the nearest settlement. Port Hawkesbury follows at 40 km, then St. Peter's at 41 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Louis Boudreaus Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Guysborough County cover coalfish, Atlantic cod, alewife and American eel. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Louis Boudreaus Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, February about -5°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Louis Boudreaus Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. 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 tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Muskrat Lake sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Louis Boudreaus Lake before loading the car.