Fishing at Tanner Lake, Kings County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Tanner Lake is set in Kings County, Nova Scotia. The water sits 215 metres up. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 km on foot. It is high ground by Nova Scotia standards. You are 28 km from Greenwood. Kingston is 30 km and Middleton 31 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Tanner Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Kings County records list Atlantic salmon, striped bass, brook trout and brown trout among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Tanner Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -6°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Tanner Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Ell Lake is 1.4 km distant. For Tanner Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.