Lyons Lake Fishing Guide, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Set in Guysborough County, Lyons Lake is a Nova Scotia water. Elevation runs to 104 metres. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 2.7 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Antigonish, 35 km off. Port Hawkesbury is 46 km and Princeville 61 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lyons Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. County-wide records name alewife, American eel, brook trout, Atlantic salmon and blueback herring. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lyons Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -7°C to 18°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Lyons Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Duggans Lake, 1.3 km away. The position on Lyons Lake is worth confirming on the day.