Middle Five Bridge Lake Fishing near Hubley, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Middle Five Bridge Lake lies in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Elevation runs to 56 metres. It runs to roughly 22 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 2.9 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Hubley sits 7 km from the bank. It is 19 km to Halifax, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Middle Five Bridge Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Halifax Regional Municipality names brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Middle Five Bridge Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Middle Five Bridge Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Part of this sits inside or beside Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, so read the notices. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Upper Five Bridge Lake at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Middle Five Bridge Lake are worth checking on the day.