Noonan Lake, Nova Scotia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Noonan Lake is a Lunenburg County water, in Nova Scotia. The shore lies 3.9 km out. It measures about 34 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Chester sits 13 km out. Further out sit Hubley (24 km) and Stillwater Lake (24 km). A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Noonan Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Lunenburg County cover American eel, Atlantic whitefish and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Noonan Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in August and bottoms out near -5°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Noonan Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking sits 1.1 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A picnic site 430 m off makes this workable with family in tow. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Fox Point Lake is 1.6 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Noonan Lake.