Second Rocky Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Second Rocky Lake lies in Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia. The bank is 108 metres above sea level. The water covers some 36 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 4.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Halifax Regional Municipality list. Start from Musquodoboit Harbour, 30 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 65 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Second Rocky Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt, American eel and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Second Rocky Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Second Rocky Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. First Rocky Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Second Rocky Lake is worth confirming on the day.