Fishing Myers Lake in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Myers Lake is set in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Salt water lies 3.4 km off. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Guysborough County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 24 km from Port Hawkesbury. It is 128 km to Sydney, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Myers Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Guysborough County cover alewife, American eel, brook trout and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Myers Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, February about -6°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Myers Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Hart Lake, 2.9 km out. Confirm before you fish Myers Lake.