Second Briar Lake, Nova Scotia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Second Briar Lake in Digby County, Nova Scotia. Height above sea level is 51 metres. Around 42 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Yarmouth is the closest town at 36 km. Further out sit Digby (57 km) and Shelburne (64 km). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Second Briar Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Digby County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon and American shad. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Second Briar Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and February near -4°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Second Briar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. First Briar Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Second Briar Lake may have changed since it was mapped.