Snake Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Snake Lake sits in Halifax Regional Municipality, out in Nova Scotia. The shore lies 5.8 km out. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 4.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Stillwater Lake is the closest town at 12 km. Upper Hammonds Plains is 12 km and Hubley 13 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Snake Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Halifax Regional Municipality list brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Snake Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 18°C on average, January about -6°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Snake Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Mud Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Snake Lake before loading the car.