Round Lake Fishing in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Guysborough County in Nova Scotia is where Round Lake sits. It lies 46 metres above sea level. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Louisdale sits 37 km from the bank. The big place round here is Sydney, 118 km distant. Within a short drive: Gull Lake about 0.6 km, Moose Lake 0.9 km off, Andrews Lake about 1.6 km, Kavanaughs Lake 1.7 km off and Snyders Lake about 2 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Round 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. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Guysborough County include alewife, American eel, brook trout, Atlantic salmon and blueback herring. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Round Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -5°C in February and 18°C in August. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from late April until about late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Round Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Gull Lake, 0.6 km out. Nothing on Round Lake should be assumed from this page alone.