Fishing at Patient Ross Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Halifax Regional Municipality entry here is Patient Ross Lake, in Nova Scotia. It sits 3.9 km in from the sea. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Stillwater Lake, is 3 km away. Upper Hammonds Plains is 3.8 km and English Corner 5.9 km. Other water within reach: Stillwater Lake after 1 km, Anderson Lake a shade over 1.5 km, Cooper Lake after 1.9 km, Flat Lake a shade over 2.1 km and Wrights Lake after 2.9 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Patient Ross Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Patient Ross Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -6°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Patient Ross Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A pier or jetty stands 700 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Stillwater Lake is 1 km off. Confirm access to Patient Ross Lake locally before you travel.