Moose Hill Lake Fishing Guide, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  In Nova Scotia, Moose Hill Lake falls inside Halifax Regional Municipality. The surface lies 59 metres up. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Halifax Regional Municipality standards. The nearest town is Musquodoboit Harbour, 45 km away. Porters Lake is 59 km away, with Lake Echo at 64 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moose Hill Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Halifax Regional Municipality, recorded fish include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Moose Hill Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -5°C in February up to 18°C in August. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Moose Hill Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Bridge Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Moose Hill Lake may have changed since it was mapped.