Redmond Lake Fishing Guide, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Redmond Lake is a Halifax Regional Municipality water, in Nova Scotia. The country here is rolling bush. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Halifax Regional Municipality are larger. Start from Stellarton, 40 km down the road. Dartmouth is the closest city, 89 km away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Redmond Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Halifax Regional Municipality, recorded fish 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. Treat Redmond Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 18°C and January at -7°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Redmond Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Little Ten Mile Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Redmond Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.