Fishing Second Hill Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Second Hill Lake is one of the Halifax Regional Municipality listings for Nova Scotia. It sits at 33 metres above sea level. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Our Halifax Regional Municipality list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Musquodoboit Harbour is 36 km out. Porters Lake is 49 km and Lake Echo 55 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Second Hill Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Halifax Regional Municipality include Atlantic cod, coalfish and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Second Hill Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about -5°C and August at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Second Hill Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Tiger Lake, 1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Second Hill Lake.