Second Grimm Lake Fishing near Middleton, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Annapolis County in Nova Scotia is where Second Grimm Lake sits. Elevation runs to 213 metres. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Annapolis County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Middleton, is 20 km away. Greenwood lies 27 km off, Kingston another 28 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Second Grimm Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Reported across Annapolis County: alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Second Grimm Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Second Grimm Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. First Grimm Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Second Grimm Lake may have changed since it was mapped.