Mud Lake Fishing near Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Within Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, you have Mud Lake. The water sits 67 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Guysborough County list. You are 38 km from Antigonish. After that come Stellarton at 61 km and New Glasgow at 62 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mud Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Guysborough County records list alewife, American eel and brook trout among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Mud Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 18°C, with February the cold end at about -6°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Mud Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Island Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Mud Lake should be assumed from this page alone.