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

• Overview

  Moon Lake is a Halifax Regional Municipality water, Nova Scotia side. The coast is 9 km away. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. On size it sits at the modest end of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. Some 4.4 km away sits Waverley, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Keystone Village (6.9 km) and Montebello (7.3 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Moon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 18°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Moon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Connor Lake sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Moon Lake may have changed since it was mapped.