Rocky Lake Fishing in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  This water sits in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Tidal water begins 36 km from here. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Greenwood lies 26 km from the water. Middleton follows at 27 km, then Kingston at 28 km. Within easy reach: Grassy Lake sits 1.4 km out, Lower Thirty Lake 2.2 km, Lily Lake sits 3.2 km out, Folly Lake 3.5 km and Bog Lake sits 3.6 km out. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Rocky Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Annapolis County names alewife, Atlantic salmon and chain pickerel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Rocky Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Rocky Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Grassy Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Rocky Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.