The Ponds Fishing in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Ponds is a Shelburne County water, Nova Scotia side. It stands 1 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Shelburne County list. For a base, Barrington sits 8.9 km out. Shelburne is 33 km away, with Yarmouth at 62 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on The Ponds

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name coalfish, Atlantic cod, American eel and alewife. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to The Ponds should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 15°C in August and bottoms out near -3°C in February. Some winters cap it and some do not. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Anyone fishing The Ponds regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Bakers Flats at 7.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at The Ponds before loading the car.