Fishing at Stonehurst Pond, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Look for Stonehurst Pond in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. It sits in mixed woodland. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. It is a small entry by Lunenburg County standards. Lunenburg lies 7 km from the water. Then Mahone Bay, 15 km, and Chester, 20 km. Close neighbours run: Blue Rocks Pond 1.6 km off, Duck Ponds 2.8 km away, Dares Lake 12 km off, Rhodes Lake 14 km away and Crouse Lake 14 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Stonehurst Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Lunenburg County list American eel, Atlantic whitefish, smallmouth bass and striped bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Stonehurst Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -4°C in January and 18°C in August. Whether it freezes depends on the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. At Stonehurst Pond the season follows that pattern closely. The first warm week of the year changes everything here.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A car park lies 220 m away, so the walk in is short. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Blue Rocks Pond, 1.6 km away. What applies at Stonehurst Pond may have changed since it was mapped.