Second Lake Fishing near Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Second Lake is listed under Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It sits at 5 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.85 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. It ranks high for size among our Halifax Regional Municipality listings. Musquodoboit Harbour is the closest town at 17 km. Beyond it, Porters Lake at 31 km and Lake Echo at 36 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Second Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Halifax Regional Municipality: Atlantic cod, coalfish, brook trout and alewife. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Second Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -5°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Second Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Lake Charlotte Provincial Park covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Weeks Lake is 2.7 km off. Nothing on Second Lake should be assumed from this page alone.