Fishing at Sixth Lake, Queens County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Queens County, Nova Scotia, is where Sixth Lake sits. Elevation runs to 84 metres. It measures some 2.66 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 12 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It is among the larger waters listed here for Queens County. Liverpool at 38 km is the nearest place to stop. Halifax sits 141 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sixth Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Queens County include smallmouth bass, Atlantic whitefish, yellow perch and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Sixth Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -5°C at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around early April to about late December in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Sixth Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Coade Lake is 1.6 km off. None of that is settled for Sixth Lake in what we hold.