Splash Dam Lake Fishing in Hants, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Splash Dam Lake falls in Hants, part of Nova Scotia. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hants. You are 14 km from Windsor. Dartmouth sits 58 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Splash Dam Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Hants include American eel, Atlantic salmon, striped bass, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Splash Dam Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -6°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Splash Dam Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Five Island Lake is 2.1 km distant. Check the position on Splash Dam Lake before loading the car.