Fishing Pedlar Lake in Victoria County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Victoria County entry here is Pedlar Lake, in Nova Scotia. It lies 282 metres above sea level. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is high ground by Nova Scotia standards. The nearest town is Ingonish, 12 km away. Beyond it, Florence at 41 km and Sydney Mines at 44 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pedlar Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Victoria County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, striped bass, alewife and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Pedlar Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -8°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Pedlar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Ski Lodge Lake is 1.2 km distant. Check the position at Pedlar Lake before loading the car.