Mystery Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Mystery Lake is listed under Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The country here is rolling bush. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. Musquodoboit Harbour sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Porters Lake, 27 km, and Milford Station, 31 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mystery Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Halifax Regional Municipality list brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Mystery Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Mystery Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, John Brayden Lake is 1.4 km distant. For Mystery Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.